India and the World in the Age of AI: Bloomberg New Economy Forum Live Q&A
THE SO WHAT
India’s AI posture is shifting from “market and talent pool” to geopolitical actor. Operators with India exposure should assume policy, data localization, and incentives will be used more assertively as bargaining chips in AI supply chains and standards-setting.
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