India's AI Future Hinges on Robust Backend Infrastructure, Not Just Apps
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Moneycontrol•21-01-2026, 12:04
India's AI Future Hinges on Robust Backend Infrastructure, Not Just Apps
- •India's AI destiny depends on building strong backend infrastructure like sovereign cloud architectures, orbital computing arrays, and domain-specific edge silicon.
- •Current AI applications are often 'thin wrappers' lacking defensible intellectual property, making them vulnerable to foundational model providers.
- •India is the world's largest data producer but relies heavily on foreign infrastructure, leading to strategic vulnerability and 'cloud tax'.
- •Companies like Kluisz.ai, TakeMe2Space, and Netrasemi are building indigenous solutions for cloud data, orbital data centers, and edge AI chips respectively.
- •Investing in backend infrastructure is a long-term strategy for India's digital sovereignty and economic resilience, akin to the 'picks and shovels' philosophy during a gold rush.
Why It Matters: India must prioritize building indigenous AI backend infrastructure for digital sovereignty and economic resilience.
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