Policy Update Shivanshi Background Diplomatic relations between India and France date to 1947, and the bilateral Strategic Partnership, India’s first with a Western power, was established in 1998, anchored on non-interference in internal affairs, strategic autonomy, and independence from each…
The Make India Initiative has propelled electronics manufacturing to grow 7 times and exports to grow 11 times since FY 2014-15. The electronics manufacturing sector has also emerged as a significant source of employment, with a few plants employing more than 5,000 employees at a single location. (MeitY, 2026)
Kerala has always been a pioneer in adopting technology for governance, from e-literacy to e-governance
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gaining ground as a transformative force in public administration, economic production
Samiksha Muskan
Background
The Union Cabinet approved the IndianAI Mission in March 2024 with a budget outlay of Rs. 10,371.92 crore as a national initiative to build an end-to-end artificial intelligence ecosystem in India. Officially, the mission seeks to democratise access to compute, improve data quality, develop indigenous AI capabilities, attract talent, support start ups, encourage socially relevant applications and promote responsible AI. The larger policy vocabulary surrounding the mission is significant: the Cabinet note explicitly links IndiaAI to “tech sovereignty”, indicating that the programme is not merely industrial policy but also a strategic response to concentrated foreign control over advanced AI infrastructure.
Background
India-US space cooperation has evolved from limited technical engagement into a broader strategic partnership. The relationship gained momentum after the 2005 Indo-US civil space framework, followed by the easing of US export controls on Indian space entities during the 2010s. A major step came in 2014, when NASA and ISRO began developing the NISAR mission as a joint project during bilateral discussions.
The IndiaAI Mission was launched in March 2024 with a total outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore over five years to build a comprehensive AI ecosystem in India. The mission's overarching goal is "AI for All," democratising access to computing power, developing indigenous foundation models, and promoting AI adoption across critical sectors including agriculture, healthcare, governance, disaster management, and climate resilience. With the AI market currently valued at approximately $120 billion and growing by more than 20% annually, the mission aims to position India as a global AI leader by 2030