India, Feb. 24 -- The overarching message that resonated at this year's Nasscom Technology & Leadership Forum 2026 was: 2025 was a reset, not a slowdown. Nasscom characterises 2025 as a "year of paradox". Economic caution did not suppress technology spending. Instead, spending was redirected towards resilience and productivity rather than discretionary expansion. Alongside this, the data point to a more fragmented global environment where technology is increasingly treated as a geopolitical lever, with supply chains reconfigured and sanctions, tariffs and mobility restrictions reshaping delivery models. Within this backdrop, Nasscom positions India as the growth outlier.

Nasscom calls 2025 the year of "Operationalised Intelligence", high...