The AI for Viksit Bharat Roadmap reimagines AI as India’s growth engine, enabling equitable prosperity through infrastructure, skilling, and governance. By bridging growth gaps and creating transformative jobs, India can spearhead responsible global AI leadership, realizing Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Click to View MoreUndersea cables, crucial for the global digital economy, pose a significant strategic vulnerability for India, particularly with Mumbai and Chennai landing stations. The recent Red Sea cable cuts highlight geopolitical and physical risks. To ensure resilience, strategic diversification of landing sites, simplified regulations, and indigenous repair capabilities are essential.
Click to View MoreThe digital age has revolutionized communication, commerce, and public discourse, but also brought challenges like misinformation, hate speech, and data privacy. India's social media regulation, governed by the Information Technology Act, 2000, has been amended to introduce accountability and self-regulation. The Nepal incident underline the global challenge of creating effective, proportionate, and respectful regulatory frameworks.
Click to View MoreDigital Public Infrastructure (DPI), utilizing Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker, and India Stack, is revolutionizing governance by enabling inclusive, paperless, and cashless services. It bridges digital divides, promotes financial inclusion, and offers scalable models for the Global South. Despite concerns over privacy, security, and equitable access, DPI offers a replicable framework for sustainable growth.
Click to View MoreTRAI's 2025 performance report highlights growth, with telephone subscribers reaching 1.218 billion and internet users exceeding 1 billion. Tele-density rose to 86.09%, driven by the private sector's 91.73% market share. This data highlights the rapid expansion of the digital landscape, despite a persistent rural-urban divide.
Click to View MoreKerala became India’s first fully digitally literate state, training 21.87 lakh people via Digi Kerala. Leveraging Akshaya, PMGDisha, and BharatNet, it empowers 3.5 crore citizens for e-governance and UPI. Challenges like rural connectivity and cybercrime hinder nationwide scaling, requiring multilingual, community-driven models.
Click to View MoreIndia has reported over 12.47 lakh cybercrime cases in the last six months, with daily financial losses ranging from ₹10 to ₹15 lakh. The country's framework includes the Information Technology Act, Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, National Cyber Security Policy, and Cyber Swachhta Kendra. However, outdated laws, low digital literacy, and jurisdictional complexity, contribute to vulnerabilities.
Click to View MoreArtificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the Banking Sector by improving efficiency, security, and customer experience. However, challenges like high implementation costs, data privacy concerns, and skilled workforce shortages persist. The RBI emphasizes a balanced approach, including a robust regulatory framework and financial inclusion, to ensure successful AI adoption in banking.
Click to View MoreJudiciary is integrating AI for efficient, transparent, and accessible justice. Initiatives like SUPACE and SUVAS help judges with research and translation. However, AI presents ethical challenges like data privacy and algorithmic bias. A human-centric approach is crucial for fairness, justice, and accountability.
Click to View MoreThe Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, proposes a ban on online money games, including skill-based ones like fantasy sports, to combat addiction, financial losses, and illicit activities. However, it also raises concerns about job losses and the rise of the illegal betting market, highlighting constitutional ambiguities.
Click to View MoreIndia’s AI in governance, exemplified by tools like ‘SabhaSaar’, aims to enhance efficiency, transparency, and citizen-centric services. Success demands robust laws, ethical safeguards, skill development, and digital inclusion. Balancing innovation with accountability, India can draw global best practices to ensure AI serves public good without eroding trust or rights.
Click to View MoreSemiconductor sector driven by the India Semiconductor Mission, aims to achieve technological sovereignty, strengthening national security, and boost economic growth. India excels in chip design, however, it faces challenges including capital requirements, infrastructure deficits, and geopolitical risks. Government support and international partnerships are vital to become a major global semiconductor player.
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