India, Jan. 15 -- Until early 2025, India's journey with AI was a study in patience and strategic positioning. The Indian economy played a supporting role in the global AI narrative, with its talent pool feeding Silicon Valley and its consumers and businesses a testing ground or service delivery base for AI giants. But that era has definitely ended.

In 2026, India is at its strongest point in the AI revolution.

Google and Inc42's comprehensive Bharat AI Startups Report, 2026, a deep-dive investigation into India's AI ecosystem, reveals a convergence of forces that is poised to take the Indian AI economy to new heights in the next decade.

The report, launched on January 15, ahead of the National Startup Day, shows that demand maturity, ...