US Edition‘India Should Be Among Top 3 AI Superpowers Globally’: PM Modi Expects AI to Push IT Industry to $400B by 2030
PM Modi envisions India as a top-three AI superpower with a $400 billion IT sector by 2030, emphasizing ethical AI governance and inclusive growth.
- On February 17, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said AI is a civilisational inflection point as the India AI Impact Summit 2026 began, emphasizing responsible development.
- To build that foundation, the government established institutions like Centres of Excellence and five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling, emphasizing diverse datasets and regional-language AI efforts, Modi said.
- Market forecasts include officials projecting AI could lift India's IT sector to $400B by 2030 as firms develop AI products and platforms, and Amul demonstrates AI's grassroots reach by helping 3.6 million women dairy farmers with Gujarati-language AI guidance.
- Access to compute is expanding as startups and research institutions benefit, with GPU targets already exceeded, and officials say this will boost immediate job creation and valuation.
- Modi said India aims to be among the top three AI superpowers, with its Digital Public Infrastructure offering a scalable model for the Global South, under the Summit motto 'Sarvajan Hitay, Sarvajan Sukhaye'.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, outlined a strategic roadmap for the nation's technological future, asserting that 'India should be among the top three AI superpowers globally.' He emphasized that the country must transition from being a consumer of technology to a creator, particularly as it works towards the 'Viksit Bharat 2047' mission. Highlighting the ethical dimensions of emerging tech, the Prime …
"AI transforming India's IT sector; could reach $400 billion by 2030": PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that artificial intelligence (AI) is not replacing India's IT sector but transforming it, potentially enabling the industry to reach $400 billion by 2030, as the India AI Impact Summit 2026 commenced in the national capital. The summit marks the first global convening of this scale on AI hosted in the Global South.
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