Bengaluru, Oct. 11 -- India's innovation trajectory is witnessing a paradigm shift, moving away from dependence on government-led initiatives towards a homegrown, AI-driven, and collaborative model, industry and government leaders said on the concluding day of the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) flagship India Innovation Summit - CII Innoverge 2025, held here today.

Kamal Bali, Chairman, CII Innoverge 2025 and President and Managing Director, Volvo Group India, said that partnership is central to India's innovation strategy.

"India must move from an obsession with competition to an obsession with collaboration. To become a product-first nation, we need stronger R&D investment, rapid productisation, and scaling AI-driven solutions...