New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- Minister for electronics and information technology (MeitY) Ashwini Vaishnaw pushed back against the suggestion that India belongs to a second tier of AI nations, at the World Economic Forum panel titled 'AI Power Play, No Referees'. His remarks came after IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva outlined IMF's newly created Index of Preparedness, which groups countries into those that "make it happen", those who "watch it happen".

Georgieva named the United States, Denmark and Singapore as the top three countries, and said emerging markets such as Saudi Arabia and India ranked relatively high because of their investments in technology, placing India in the higher spectrum due to its long-standing focus on IT. Res...