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India is transitioning from being a consumer and talent exporter in artificial intelligence to becoming an architect of the global AI order.
India produces 20% of the world's global data.
India has demonstrated a unique ability to scale up large digital public infrastructure, such as Aadhaar and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
India is pursuing a "sovereign AI" strategy, aiming to develop AI systems that reflect its languages, values, and culture while also attracting foreign investment.
The Indian government launched the India AI Mission, a major initiative focused on compute capacity, training, startups, dataset platforms, financing, and future skills.
The Indian government has announced plans to increase its GPU infrastructure to 40,000 units.
Microsoft announced a $17 billion investment in India's cloud and AI infrastructure.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is positioning the country to be a global leader in "responsible, trustworthy AI."
India's strategic goal in AI is not to out-compete the US or China on raw compute power, but to build a trusted AI ecosystem for its 1.4 billion citizens and the Global South.
India is not planning to introduce a new, comprehensive AI-specific law, but will instead leverage its existing federal privacy and cybersecurity legislation to govern AI.
There are 700 million mobile phone users in India.
In the global AI landscape, the European Union is positioned as the rule-maker, the US as the primary investor, and India as the primary developer of code.