Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, visited India last week, meeting PM Narendra Modi and calling India’s role in AI “essential.” With Anthropic setting up in Bengaluru, and OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity expanding in India, the country is fast becoming the world’s AI backroom—training models, fine-tuning code, and powering global projects. But there’s a catch: India faces a huge AI skills gap, with only one qualified engineer for every ten openings. The government’s IndiaAI Mission aims to fix this, building infrastructure, funding homegrown models, and certifying talent. Can India transform from the world’s AI backroom into its front office?
