At IISF 2025, prominent industry leaders came forward to endorse the ambition of building an “AI‑driven” Viksit Bharat — seeing artificial intelligence not as a futuristic novelty, but as a foundational pillar for India’s development.
They pointed out several concrete strengths: under the IndiaAI Mission, the government aims to train one crore youth in AI, expand national computing infrastructure, and support development of AI models suited to India’s needs — steps that, if implemented well, could catalyze broad-based growth.
Speakers from leading tech and research organizations emphasised how AI can accelerate diverse sectors: from agriculture and climate‑resilience to healthcare, drug discovery, and high‑performance computing. They also cited India’s push toward indigenous semiconductor and server‑hardware development — a shift toward self-reliant technology infrastructure that could reduce dependence on imports.
The overarching message: India’s demographic strength and data richness — combined with current policy momentum and rising AI‑capability — give the country a genuine shot at emerging as a global AI leader. Youth, especially students and early‑career professionals, were urged to explore deep‑tech careers and contribute to the national goal of transforming India into an innovation‑led, “developed” nation by 2047.
