India Risks Becoming Digital Colony Without Sovereign AI: Sarvam AI Co-Founder

26 Oct 2026, 3:31 pm · 5h ago · 1 min read · Instagram

Dr. Vivek Raghavan, co-founder of Indian generative AI startup Sarvam AI, warned that India risks becoming a digital colony if it remains dependent on foreign AI technologies. Speaking at The Scindia School's 129th Founder's Day event in Gwalior, Raghavan emphasized the critical necessity for the country to develop sovereign full-stack AI infrastructure and homegrown foundational models. He stressed that technological self-reliance is crucial to maintaining data sovereignty, fostering indigenous innovation, and avoiding long-term strategic vulnerabilities as global technology giants accelerate adoption of their proprietary AI ecosystems across emerging markets.