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What do you think is the best way to create a domestic market for innovation in the country?

I don’t see anything else that can truly foster innovation in India than government led initiated to promote AI adoption. Unfortunately, even the term government led initiative is synonymous with failure. Remember the Make in India lion?

Likewise, digitise government services like never before. Encourage real innovation through AI in sectors across government, healthcare and education. That’s the opportunity.

A domestic market for innovative products is what we really need. And the government can do that. You open up defence, and innovative startups boom like a field of roses in no time.

Besides talent, innovation needs a market. You need someone to buy your super cool piece of software. India is an extremely small market. You’ll probably be able to sell more software to old grannies in the US than to all of India.

Trump banning outsourcing, levying tariffs on software services or sending H1B holders back to India isn’t magically going to create innovation in India. Here’s why you’re getting it all wrong.

Why just ask people in IT? Also ask the owner of the restaurant they visit, the Swiggy guy who delivers food to them thrice a week, the mutual fund distributor they consult, the real estate developer they’re going to buy a flat from and their 2 house helps. Because all of them

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