Bengaluru, June 27 -- Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Saturday pitched Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a key growth engine for India's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), asserting that the sector would drive the country's journey towards Viksit Bharat at 2047.

Addressing the International MSME Day 2026 celebrations at Dr Ambedkar International Centre here, Radhakrishnan urged entrepreneurs to embrace AI and emerging technologies instead of fearing them, saying every technological revolution had ultimately created new opportunities for growth and employment.

Referring to the United Nations theme, "Human-Centered Entrepreneurship in an AI-Driven Future," he said apprehensions over AI were similar to the fears surrounding the in...