[Debate] Can India’s AI Ecosystem Leapfrog Global Leaders—or Is It Destined to Remain a Fast Follower?

With ambitions to close the gap with Silicon Valley and Beijing, will India’s combination of academic talent, vast data, and policy support propel it to AI leadership, or will gaps in research funding and commercialization slow that ascent? Thought‐leaders discuss the ingredients—investments, regulations, talent pipelines—needed to transform the nation into an AI powerhouse.