2026-02-18
If you want a real understanding of the AI landscape in India, warts and all, @srajagopalan takes an exhaustive look. Ambition vs age-old problems. Headlines vs long story #MustRead
Get Down and Shruti
A look at India's sensible AI regulation, promising foundation models, chip ambitions, energy constraints, startup ecosystem, and blossoming venture funding
India's AI Summit promises a revolution. The electricity grid, the tax code, and the literal ground beneath the chip fab have other plans.
If you want a real understanding of the AI landscape in India, warts and all, @srajagopalan takes an exhaustive look. Ambition vs age-old problems. Headlines vs long story #MustRead
Reuters
Microsoft says it is on pace to invest $50B by 2030 to help expand AI across the Global South, after unveiling $17.5B worth of AI investments in India in 2025
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If you want a real understanding of the AI landscape in India, warts and all, @srajagopalan takes an exhaustive look. Ambition vs age-old problems. Headlines vs long story #MustRead
CNBC
Nvidia says it is working with Peak XV, Z47, and other VC firms in India to fund AI startups; 4,000+ Indian AI startups have joined its global startup program
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If you want a real understanding of the AI landscape in India, warts and all, @srajagopalan takes an exhaustive look. Ambition vs age-old problems. Headlines vs long story #MustRead
Bloomberg
Bengaluru-based startup Sarvam AI unveils two models at the AI Impact Summit that it says are more tailored to Indian languages and cultures than other models
An Indian startup called Sarvam AI is making a push to create a viable competitor for the domestic market, unveiling an artificial-intelligence model …
If you want a real understanding of the AI landscape in India, warts and all, @srajagopalan takes an exhaustive look. Ambition vs age-old problems. Headlines vs long story #MustRead
TechCrunch
OpenAI partners with six Indian education institutions, including IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad, and AIIMS New Delhi, to provide ChatGPT Edu access to 100K+ students
OpenAI is expanding its footprint in India and moving into the country's higher-education system through partnerships with leading academic institutions.