India, April 27 -- India's AI ecosystem is no longer in its experimental phase. A new generation of startups and enterprises have moved from exploring artificial intelligence to actively deploying it across use cases, from consumer experience and operations to core product innovation.

The opportunity is massive. India is projected to become a $126 Bn AI market by 2030, with a potential $1.7 Tn impact on GDP by 2035. But alongside this promise lies a more immediate challenge: execution.

While global AI narratives often dominate the conversation, Indian operators are discovering that these playbooks don't always translate. Building for a market defined by price, sensitivity, multilingual users, infrastructure gaps, and distribution comple...