India enters 2026 with fast AI adoption but uneven scale. Here are some AI adoption challenges in India and what CIOs must fix to create real enterprise value.

Carnegie India's Rudra Chaudhuri states India's AI approach is rooted in adoption and public benefit, not fear-driven regulation. He highlights AI's real-world impact for farmers and a pro-innovation stance on regulation.

India has given OpenAI, Google, and other AI firms 30 days to respond to its proposed royalty system for training on copyrighted content.

OpenAI recently offered its ChatGPT Go plan free for one year to Indian users, while Perplexity partnered with Airtel to bundle premium access with mobile plans. Google previously tested this approach in Indonesia and 40 other countries before bringing it to India, suggesting meticulous market validation.

Amazon has invested $40 billion in India so far, helping small businesses digitalize their operations and enabling $20 billion in ecommerce exports.

The new capital is designed to boost e-commerce exports to $80 billion, create 1 million jobs and make AI capabilities accessible to 15 million small businesses.

Global tech giants Amazon and Microsoft are investing tens of billions in India’s AI infrastructure, but experts say the country’s long-term advantage will come from building skilled talent and capabilities.

Global tech giants including Amazon, Microsoft and Google unveil massive AI and cloud investments in India, betting big on the country’s digital expansion.