Rajat Khare’s Dream for the Future of AI in India
As India sets out on the path of developing its own large language model (LLM), Rajat Khare, the owner of Boundary Holding, reiterates the call for nurturing local AI talent. He feels that India is at the point of being a global epicenter for AI—but only if it can somehow solve the problem of brain drain which has been a constant one.
India’s Role in the Global AI Shift
The world is entering a new era of technology powered by Artificial Intelligence. India has the largest pool of engineers, data scientists, and IT professionals—the very resources needed to be the front-runner in this change. Still, a large portion of such talent—almost 15% of the global AI workforce—is abroad.
Khar’s observation reveals the situation:
“This wealth is not properly utilized for India’s technology to flourish, which is the ideal scenario,” says Rajat Khare, an investor and the chief of Boundary Holding, a deep-tech investment firm based in Luxembourg.
Why India’s AI Talent Keeps Leaving
Every year, a large number of very capable Indian professionals move to other countries for better research facilities, higher salaries, and international exposure. Though this phenomenon has always been a source of innovation in other parts of the world, it has, at the same time, also put a significant constraint on India’s capability to form and nurture innovation ecosystems that are sustainable in the long term.
Rajat Khare is of the opinion that this situation facing India is not an unavoidable one—the gap in policy and infrastructure is what India needs to address by:
- Facilitating more intense and productive partnerships between academia and industry
- Allocating more funds for AI and deep-tech research
- Setting up an attractive ecosystem for innovators and researchers
“India’s tech talent pool is one of its most important resources, but increasingly it is getting drained off to the place where the returns are better,” Khare underlines.
The Rise of Indian AI
India’s digital infrastructure is rapidly improving. The government’s decision to develop a native large language model—supported by more than 18,600 GPUs—signals a major leap towards AI independence.
India’s AI model is distinctly different from Western counterparts in that it is multilingual intelligence that is the major focus. With 22 official languages and over a hundred dialects, India has a unique advantage in the development of AI systems that not only are culture-sensitive but also can cater to different language groups.
This development not only enriches the technological landscape of the country but also opens up avenues for India to be a global player in the inclusive AI solutions development.
Talent Retention Steps India Has to Take
The five major actions are necessary to stop the outflow of the best AI talents and to position India as a global center of innovation:
- Boost AI Research Funding
Open even more centers of excellence—mainly in Tier-2 cities—to bring about innovation in a less concentrated manner.
- Make It Attractive to Remain
Provide AI fellowships, PhD scholarships, and researchers’ salaries that are competitive with the best.
- Assist Deep-Tech Startups
Help technology based on AI by making it easy to attract venture capital and get connected to mentoring networks.
- Work Together Worldwide
Welcome researchers of Indian origin from foreign countries to contribute to national projects remotely.
- Let The World Know India’s Ambition
India can host the 2026 Global AI Summit among other events in the future which could be a sign of the country’s leading position in the international AI setting.
Multilingual AI Power
The biggest asset of India in AI might not be its computing capabilities but, rather, the vastness of its culture and languages. An AI model that is trained to not only understand grammatically but also to respond contextually in not only Hindi but also Tamil, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, and one more could change the whole scenario of AI being the sir to the real people.
Such models can:
- Have rural users and small businesses powered
- Government service delivery improved
- AI made accessible to non-English-speaking audiences
- This not only commercially makes India’s AI powerful but also socially transformative.
From Brain Drain to Brain Gain
India’s position in the global technology market is changing—from being a source of tech labor to becoming a world innovator. The brain drain phenomenon which once seemed unavoidable now presents a challenge that can be turned into an opportunity through the combination of proactive policy, funding, and vision.
“The government has been supporting the rising of AI with great force,” states Rajat Khare, adding, “but the actual challenge will be the extent to which we can maintain and develop the talent. This will be the factor deciding if we are a leader or a follower.”
If India makes substantial investments in its intellectuals, gives power to its innovators, and respects its gamblers, it will not merely participate in the AI revolution of the world but will be the one to lead it—the one breaking the ground and not just the one following.
(FAQs) Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What role does Boundary Holding play in AI investment?
Boundary Holding, which has been created by Rajat Khare, is an investor in startups that are developing deep technologies and the ones that are working on AI with the aim of making the world a better place particularly in the healthcare, mobility and security sectors.
Q2. What are India’s long-term aspirations in AI?
India is planning to create an AI ecosystem that is self-sufficient, pioneer in the global market and severing totally its identity of being a tech outsourcing hub to turning into a supplier of world-class AI products.
Q3. What is the reason behind the brain drain problem in India’s AI sector?
The brain drain results in the top AI researchers and engineers moving to other countries, which makes India’s innovation ecosystem weaker and hampers technological progress further.
Q4. What measures can India take to stop the brain drain in AI?
India could improve research funding, reinforce industry-academia cooperation, set up AI-centric scholarships, and offer competitive salaries to keep the brightest minds in the country.
Q5. What is the uniqueness of the AI project in India?
The Indian government is implementing AI projects that will deliver multilingual capabilities matching its cultural and linguistic diversity thus allowing millions of people to access the technology through their local languages.
Q6. What advantages does India get through multilingual AI?
The rural population, small enterprises and local administration will no longer be cut-off from technology since multilingual AI will make communication and operation in their mother tongue possible, hence making technology user-friendly.