New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Economic Survey 2025-26 has laid out a distinctly India-centric roadmap for Artificial Intelligence, urging policymakers not to copy global big-tech models but to build a strategy rooted in India's demographic strengths, diverse data, and institutional capacity.
In the chapter 'Evolution of the AI ecosystem in India: The way forward' of the report tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Thursday, the Survey stresses that with "deliberate sequencing, labour-sensitive policy frameworks, balanced data governance and human capital reforms," India can ensure AI "deepens productivity and dignified work" rather than widening economic divides.
It argues that India's comparative advantage in the AI ...