India’s AI Ecosystem and India–EU Partnership

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Artificial Intelligence
Ecosystem in India
• India's AI Landscape at a Glance
• India AI Impact Summit
• India-EU AI Partnership
29 May 2026. Embassy of India in Riga and LCCI Diplomatic Club Meet on AI
Ambassador Namrata S. Kumar
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India's AI Landscape at a Glance
A rapidly expanding ecosystem positioned for global leadership
$14.3B
6M+
1,800+
89%
AI Market Size
(2026 Est.)
People Employed in
Tech & AI Ecosystem
Global Capability
Centres in India
New Startups Using
AI in Products
• Ranked Top 4 globally (with US, China, UK) in AI vibrancy by Stanford University.
• #1 on GitHub with 24% global share of developer projects.
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3.

Government Initiatives Promoting AI
A comprehensive policy framework balancing innovation with governance
National AI Strategy
IndiaAI Mission (2024)
NITI Aayog's #AIforAll strategy (2018) focused on
social empowerment and inclusive growth across
healthcare, agriculture, education, smart cities, and
mobility.
₹10,372 Cr national program: subsidized compute,
open datasets, indigenous models, startup
financing, and AI skilling across Tier 2/3 cities.
AI Governance Guidelines (2025)
Digital India & DPI Integration
Seven guiding Sutras: Trust, People First,
Innovation, Fairness, Accountability, Transparency,
Safety. Principle-based techno-legal framework, not
prescriptive regulation.
AI deeply embedded in Aadhaar, UPI, and egovernance platforms. AI-powered language
translation of court judgments, smart agriculture
monitoring, and healthcare diagnostics.
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4.

IndiaAI Mission
Cabinet-approved national program to catalyze AI innovation across India
BUDGET
₹10,372 Crore
(93 million
Euros)
over 5 years
KEY OBJECTIVES
• Democratize computing access for startups & researchers
Build indigenous foundation models for Indian languages
Create open dataset platforms for AI innovation
Support deep-tech AI startups from idea to scale
Promote ethical, safe & responsible AI frameworks
Seven Pillars of the IndiaAI Mission - A structured framework driving responsible
and inclusive AI growth
1.
2.
3.
4.
Compute Capacity (58000+ GPUs)
Innovation Centre (Indeginous LLMs)
Datasets platforms (AI Kosh)
Application Development (Sectoral AI Apps)
5. Startup Financing (Idea to Scale)
6. Supporting future Skills (500 PhDs, 5K PGs)
7. Safe and Trusted AI (Governance Framework)
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Scaling Sovereign AI Compute
Building one of the world's most extensive public AI compute infrastructures
58,000+
₹65/hr
12
GPUs Provisioned
Subsidized Access
Companies Building
Foundation Models
38K deployed + 20K expansion
Up to 40% cost reduction
Indigenous AI sovereignty
KEY COMPUTE PARTNERS
Yotta Shakti Cloud: 20,000+ Blackwell Ultra GPUs across Navi Mumbai & Greater Noida
L&T Gigawatt-scale AI factories in Chennai (30 MW) and Mumbai (40 MW)
E2E Networks Blackwell GPU clusters on TIR platform at L&T Vyoma Data Center
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6.

Government & Private Sector Partnerships
Over $200 billion in AI investment commitments flowing into India
$35B
$17.5B
$15B
Amazon
Microsoft
Google
AI-driven digitization, export growth, job
creation by 2030
Largest investment in Asia: cloud, AI infra,
skilling 20M by 2030
AI data hub in Visakhapatnam, partnerships
with Adani & Airtel
DOMESTIC PARTNERS SCALING AI INFRASTRUCTURE
Tata Group Partnered with OpenAI for 100+ MW AI-ready data centres; Intel MoU for semiconductor
manufacturing
Reliance/Jio Building gigawatt-scale AI data campuses to power sovereign cloud workloads
Adani Group Massive data centre infrastructure projects worth over $100B for AI-ready systems
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India's AI Startup Ecosystem
3,100+ AI startups driving innovation from frugal models to sovereign platforms
$920M
3,100+
1st
Raised in Q1 2026
across 55+ deals
AI Startups
across India
AI Unicorn
(Krutrim AI, $1B)
Krutrim AI $50M | $1B valuation
Sarvam AI $53M Series A
Full-stack AI platform with LLMs in 22 Indian languages. India's
first AI unicorn.
Open-source Indic language models selected by govt to build
India's sovereign LLM.
Two Platforms $15M Seed
Mad Street Den $57M Total
Photorealistic AI avatars for customer service in 8 Indian
languages.
Computer vision platform (Vue.ai) for retail automation and
visual search.
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India AI Impact Summit 2026
6 Lakh+
9 Lakh+
100+
20+
In-Person
Attendees
Virtual
Viewers
Countries
Represented
Heads of
State
Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit (November 2023)
AI Seoul Summit (May 2024)
AI Action Summit in Paris (February 2025)
India AI Impact Summit (February 2026)
The first global AI summit hosted in the Global South
Held February 16-21, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
850+ exhibitors across 10 thematic pavilions spanning 70,000 sq. metres
Anchored on 3 Sutras: People, Planet, and Progress
Investment commitments crossed $200 billion across the AI value chain
Guinness World Record: 2.5 lakh AI responsibility pledges in 24 hours
Global leaders: Sam Altman (OpenAI), Sundar Pichai (Google), Dario Amodei (Anthropic)
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The New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact
92 countries endorsing a shared global vision for collaborative, trusted AI
SEVEN CHAKRAS OF GLOBAL AI COOPERATION
1
Democratizing AI Resources
2
Economic Growth & Social Good
3
Secure & Trusted AI
4
AI for Science
5
Access for Social Empowerment
6
Human Capital Development
7
Resilient & Innovative AI Systems
KEY GLOBAL DELIVERABLES
Charter for the Democratic Diffusion of AI (22 countries)
Global AI Impact Commons (80+ impact stories, 30+ countries)
Trusted AI Commons: shared tools, benchmarks, best practices (22
partners)
Network of AI for Science Institutions (19 countries)
Alliance for Advancing Inclusion Through AI (with UNICEF)
AI Workforce Development Playbook endorsed by 23 countries
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India-EU AI Partnership
$136B
26
11
€95B
Bilateral Trade
(2024-25)
European Nations at
AI Impact Summit
EU Heads of State
at Summit
Horizon Europe
Funding Pool
KEY MILESTONES
Two democratic powers forging a shared AI future through the Trade and Technology Council
EU-India Trade and Technology Council (TTC) established April 2022 by PM Modi and EC President von der Leyen
2nd TTC Ministerial (Feb 2025): AI, semiconductors, HPC and 6G cooperation accelerated
16th India-EU Summit (Jan 2026): Historic Free Trade Agreement concluded, creating a $27 trillion market
"Towards 2030" Joint Strategic Agenda adopted — technology and innovation as a central pillar
EU endorsed the New Delhi Declaration at AI Impact Summit 2026
India-EU Security and Defence Partnership signed — first-ever overarching framework between the two sides
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India-EU Free Trade Agreement
The "Mother of All Deals" — a landmark pact creating a 2-billion-person market
2 Billion
25%
99%+
144
Combined
Market
Of Global
GDP
Indian Exports
Duty-Free
Services
Subsectors
NEGOTIATION JOURNEY
KEY PROVISIONS FOR TECH
2007 FTA negotiations first launched
20-chapter agreement covering goods, services, digital trade & IP
2013 Talks stalled over market access differences
IT/ITeS, professional services and education fully covered
2022 Negotiations relaunched; TTC established
Dedicated Chapter 9 on Digital Trade with data flow provisions
Jul 2025 Digital trade chapter agreed in principle
Social security agreements framework with all EU members in 5
years
Jan 2026 FTA concluded at 16th India-EU Summit
Dedicated SME chapters with digital support platforms
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AI Sector Cooperation Under the FTA
How the FTA unlocks joint innovation, talent mobility, and market diversification
Joint R&D & Semiconductors
GCCs & IT Services
DPI & Talent Mobility
Chip design & heterogeneous
integration joint R&D
FTA catalyst for next-gen Global
Capability Centres
EUDI Wallet
Aadhaar/DigiLocker
interoperability
Sustainable semiconductor
technology development
Indian IT exports to EU: €19B (2019)
→ €37B (2024)
Social security agreements with all
EU members by 2031
Process design kit (PDK) technology
cooperation
Cost-to-IP shift: product ownership
in Indian GCCs
Easier mobility for business visitors
& ICT transferees
€60M joint budget under Horizon
Europe + India match
DPDP-GDPR alignment eliminates
compliance tax
Indian professionals gain predictable
EU work access
HPC and 6G collaboration under TTC
framework
Market diversification hedge for
$280B IT industry
Joint startup incubation via EU-India
Innovation Hubs
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Future Roadmap: India-EU AI Partnership
A forward-looking agenda anchored in the Towards 2030 Joint Strategic Agenda
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Mid-2026
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS
Joint R&D in chip design, heterogeneous integration
and sustainable semiconductor technologies
European Legal Gateway Office connects EU companies
with India's ICT talent pool
DPI interoperability: India's Aadhaar/UPI frameworks
interfacing with EU digital public infrastructure
EU AI Act compliance creates demand for Indian IT services
— TCS, Infosys, Wipro already EU AI Pact signatories
Joint AI applications for healthcare screening, climate
resilience and precision agriculture
EU-India Startup Partnership and Innovation Hubs for
cross-border AI venture incubation
3rd TTC Ministerial meeting in Brussels — focus on AI, 6G, digital
trade
2026
Security of Information Agreement to enable classified data
sharing
2026-27
India's potential association with Horizon Europe finalized
By 2030
Bilateral trade target of €200B under India-EU FTA implementation
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Key Takeaways
India is transitioning from an AI services market to a compute-ready, sovereign AI hub with 58,000+ GPUs and indigenous
foundation models
The IndiaAI Mission's ₹10,372 Cr investment creates a structured public-private ecosystem spanning compute, data, talent, and
governance
Over $200 billion in AI investment commitments position India as a top global destination for AI infrastructure
The New Delhi Declaration, endorsed by 92 countries, establishes India as a leader in inclusive, development-oriented AI
governance
With 3,100+ AI startups, India's first AI unicorn, and 89% of new startups integrating AI, the innovation pipeline is accelerating
rapidly
AI could add $1.7 trillion to India's economy by 2035, with the market growing at 39% CAGR to $131 billion by 2032
The India-EU FTA — the "mother of all deals" — creates a rules-based digital trade framework with provisions on data flows,
source code protection, and e-signature interoperability that catalyzes AI sector cooperation
The India-EU AI partnership — anchored in the TTC and Towards 2030 Agenda — positions both democracies as co-architects of
trusted, inclusive global AI governance
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