India's Implementation of AI into its Technological Infrastructure
India's Implementation of AI into its Technological Infrastructure India started its AI journey in 2018 when NITI Aayog came out with the National Strategy on AI. However, it did not cover the Defence sector and was majorly for the commercial and private sectors (Agriculture, Healthcare, Education, Smart Cities and Infrastructure, Smart Mobility and Transportation). In the Defence sector, India can be seen as a late entrant but has been making decisive steps for matching up the major powers in terms of investment, indigenous development and bilateral and multilateral partnerships on the adoption of AI. Defence AI Council (DAIC) and Defence AI Project Agency (DAIPA) have been constituted with Rs 1,000 crore annual budget specifically for AI-enabled projects. Centre for AI and Robotics (CAIR), a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organization [DRDO], a primary laboratory for R&D in different areas of Defence Information and Communication Tech...