India scrambles to secure its place in US-China AI race, post-DeepSeek

For decades, India’s IT powerhouses have churned out code and talent that fuelled the world’s technological revolution. But with artificial intelligence poised to upend the very foundation of software services, can the world’s largest outsourcing hub pivot to an AI-driven future before it’s too late?

The challenge is urgent. Chinese start-up DeepSeek has emerged as a formidable competitor to Western tech dominance with its cost-effective, open-source AI models. Industry voices say…