The fable lesson: Why India must play its AI market card

For the last three years, India followed a simple strategy on artificial intelligence. It did not try to build the world’s most powerful AI models. Instead, it focused on building smart applications using models made by others. India has a huge pool of tech talent, strong digital infrastructure, and a habit of adopting new technology quickly and cheaply. That is why it eventually become a place where raw AI capabilities turned into practical, valuable applications for farmers, small businesses, hospitals and everyday users.