By 2026, India will be firmly entrenched as one of the fastest-evolving AI ecosystems in the world. Millions of developers, rapid enterprise uptake and many examples of public sector use of AI (e.g., governance, healthcare finance) indicate that AI is now a permanent fixture rather than just a temporary fad. At the same time, the world has grown increasingly fearful of the potential for AI-related problems such as discrimination, misuse of personal data, and hidden algorithms. In direct response to this, India has ramped up its policy signals: government-hosted summits on AI; enhanced public access to computing resources; and greater clarity on how the Digital Personal Data Protection Act will guide future implementation of AI initiatives. The question is not whether or not India should regulate AI, but rather if it will do so in a way that does not impede the innovation momentum that has defined India’s AI journey to this point.
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