New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- India's technology sector stands at a critical inflection point-flush with talent, buzzing with innovation, but still searching for the capital and policy vision to match its ambition. These themes came alive at the Bengaluru chapter of the Mint Leadership Dialogues 2025, where a panel of industry veterans, investors, and technologists debated on India's tech moment. And how a shortage of capital, and policy to pursue that objective, is stalling India's drive to tech supremacy.

When asked to describe India's technology moment in a single word-breakout, balancing act, or crossroads-the answers reflected both optimism and frustration.

T.V. Mohandas Pai, chairman of Aarin Capital Partners, chose crossroads. "Look, the...