• India produces top AI talent but struggles to retain it
• High migration weakens India’s AI leadership
• Ranked 13th in AI talent concentration
• Share of top Indian AI researchers fell from 12% (2019) to 7% (2022)
• Better funding & research abroad
• Higher salaries & career growth
• Just 0.23% of global AI patents from India
• No major Indian-led large language model (LLM) yet
• Boost AI research funding & infrastructure
• Incentivise AI professionals to stay
• India is developing its first LLM
• Retaining talent is key to global AI leadership