New Delhi, March 13 -- India's path to an $8 trillion economy by 2035 will be unlocked by artificial intelligence (AI), digital innovation, and deep economic reforms, says Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani.

At Arkam Ventures' Annual Meet on 12 March 2025, Nilekani laid out "four great unlocks"-technology, capital, entrepreneurship, and formalization-that he believes can propel India's growth beyond current projections.

"We know what it means to build population scale, frugal, high volume low-cost infrastructure, and the same thing can be now applied to AI," he said.

Nilekani outlined how India can accelerate from a 6% to an 8% CAGR, enabling the economy to reach $8 trillion by 2035, by leveraging the key "unlocks".

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