New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The AI scare has come knocking on the doors of Indian IT sooner than expected. Spooked by rapid advances in agentic AI, the Nifty IT has erased 20% of investor wealth this month, even as the broader market has remained flat.

But as doomsday theories proliferate, the other side of the story is being ignored - that AI's impact will be multi-layered and will depend on how India Inc adapts

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