India aims to democratise AI through low-cost computing and techno-legal regulation: Ashwini Vaishnaw at WEF 2026

Davos [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI): Union Minister for Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has detailed India’s comprehensive strategy to dominate the global artificial intelligence landscape, emphasising a shift from big-tech-controlled resources to a public-private partnership model.

Speaking at a World Economic Forum panel on the “Role of AI in Economic Growth and Global Influence,” the Minister revealed that India has successfully established a public-private partnership with 38,000 GPUs as a common compute facility, accessible to students, researchers, and startups at roughly one-third the global cost, unlike many countries where big tech controls GPU access.