Is India ready to protect data while staying ahead in the global AI race?

At the AI Summit, experts debated India’s challenge of protecting citizens’ data while keeping pace with global AI leaders. CP Gurnani, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of AIONOS, stressed governance and cybersecurity. Umesh Sachdev, CEO and Co-Founder of Uniphore—one of the world’s largest AI-native, multimodal enterprise-class SaaS companies—warned against overregulation and potential “data colonisation.” Saurabh Kumar Sahu, Managing Director and Lead for India Business at Accenture, advocated human-led AI governance to ensure innovation, security, and strategic competitiveness.