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India must build its own AI tech to avert risk of becoming ‘digital colony’: Sarvam AI co-founder
India must build its own foundational AI technologies to avoid becoming a “digital colony” dependent on foreign systems, Vivek Raghavan, co-founder of Sarvam AI, said on Friday (February 20, 2026).
He believes that AI is a core technology that will shape every aspect of life, therefore, India has a mandate, not an option, to develop it from scratch.
“AI is a technology that has an impact on every single aspect of human life. It is a core technology that a country like India must understand from the foundational level; otherwise, we will become a digital colony dependent on other countries for this core, core technology. That is not an option. It is something that we must do,” Mr. Raghavan said, while speaking at India AI Impact Summit 2026.
He stressed that in the long run, AI sovereignty matters more than temporary technical advantages, such as having the largest model or fastest chip.
-PTI