India, Jan. 8 -- Adding to the Centre's ongoing push to deepen India's AI readiness, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underscored the need for India to present a distinct AI model to the world - one that embodies the ethos of "Made in India, Made for the World".

The remarks came during a roundtable discussion with founders of 12 homegrown AI startups, where the Prime Minister reiterated the government's commitment to advancing the domestic AI ecosystem.

The meeting was attended by founders, CEOs and senior leaders from Avataar, BharatGen, Fractal, Gan, Genloop, Gnani, Intellihealth, Sarvam, Shodh AI, Soket AI and Zenteiq. Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State Jitin Prasad...