A rtificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as the defining force in shaping economies, transforming societies, and redrawing the boundaries of human potential in the world. Yet for much of the Global South, access to this transformative power has remained elusive. The AI revolution, concentrated in a handful of advanced economies, risks widening the global inequality of opportunity, creating a new digital divide between those who build and those who merely consume technology.

India is changing that story. Through the IndiaAI Mission launched in 2024, the country is charting a bold new course, one that treats AI not as a luxury or proprietary tool but as a public good. India is now pioneering a public model of innovation which can be called “deep-tech democracy” anchored in state stewardsh

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