World Bank: India among top 10 emerging markets in AI readiness; private AI investment triples

The World Bank report 'India and Artificial Intelligence: Seizing the Development Opportunity' ranked India among the top 10 emerging-market performers in AI readiness, citing its technical workforce, IT sector and digital public infrastructure. Private AI investment in India more than tripled to $4.1 billion in 2025 from $1.2 billion in 2024, while Global Capability Centre employment rose to 2.36 million. The findings quantify accelerating private capital and readiness in a major emerging market while noting uncertain long-term labour impacts and calling for infrastructure, skills and regulatory measures.