08/07/2026
🇮🇳 The vision was set in 2014. It's time to finish the job.
Dr. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, PhD., Founder, Viksit Bharat Abhiyan, and key drafter of BJP's 2014 election manifesto makes the case that India's AI and digital governance ambitions were charted a decade ago, long before "Sovereign AI" entered the global conversation. The manifesto called for institutions to drive Big Data and predictive science. What's followed since has been progress but not the sustained, expert-led ex*****on the vision demanded.
📊 India currently ranks 27th globally on the Oxford Government AI Readiness Index 2025. Dr. Gupta's argument is direct: the gap isn't ambition, it's implementation. Real Sovereign AI capability requires moving beyond generalist administrative structures and empowering subject-matter experts with long-term ownership of data architecture, high-performance computing, and predictive science.
His message to policymakers: the next round of institutional or cabinet reshuffles shouldn't be symbolic, they should be built around outcomes, expertise, and India's readiness to lead in AI.
🔗 Read the full piece: https://www.jagran.com/news/national-india-ai-vision-2014-dr-gupta-urges-expertled-implementation-40298272.html
