AI and Machine Learning
India Faces Lower Risk of AI Job Disruption Than the West, Says IT Secretary
India may avoid the worst of AI-driven white-collar displacement, but only if it builds skills fast enough, IT secretary S. Krishnan says
India may avoid the worst of AI-driven white-collar displacement, but only if it builds skills fast enough, IT secretary S. Krishnan says
As process-level automation reaches its limits, global capability centers are being forced to rethink how intelligence is built, shared, and scaled across the enterprise.
Even as employers use AI to screen talent, many resist candidates using it, highlighting a quiet tension at the heart of automated hiring.
The company’s new blueprint brings its core AI platforms under one system, giving global capability centers a structured way to shift toward higher-value, AI-led work.
India’s IT industry could reach about $400 billion in annual revenue by 2030, up from roughly $260–$280 billion today, as global companies embed AI into core operations and outsource higher-value work to Indian providers, Bessemer Venture Partners said.