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COVER STORY

India’s AI market Increasing Use of AI in Healthcare
will exceed $131 n The India AI Impact Summit 2026
billion by 2032 launched two new digital health
initiatives—SAHI (Strategy for Artificial
A report published by the Intelligence in Healthcare for India)
Competition Commission and BODH (Benchmarking Open Data
of India (CCI) states that Platform for Health AI). These initiatives
the global AI market size will help promote the safe, ethical, and
has grown from $103.6
billion in 2020 to $288.8 evidence-based use of AI in India's
billion in 2024. During healthcare system.
the same period, the AI
market in India has grown AI analysis of medical n AI is improving and making
from $2.97 billion to $7.63 images (such as X-rays or healthcare accessible, especially in
billion. The Indian AI rural and remote areas.
market is projected to reach scans) can accurately detect
US$131.31 billion by 2032, tuberculosis, cancer, and n AI-enabled diagnostic tools help
growing at a compound other diseases. diagnose diseases.
annual growth rate (CAGR) n AI-based telemedicine connects rural
of 42.2%. patients with doctors, reducing travel
and waiting times.

118+ countries n AI helps provide early warning of
participated in disease outbreaks.
the AI Summit. n It also supports drug discovery and
tailored treatment to the patient.
More than 500,000 delegates
from 118 countries
participated in the AI
Impact Summit. Heads of India-France Health AI Center
government from more than The Indo-French Center for AI in Health (IF-CAIH) was launched at the
20 countries also attended
the conference. More than All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi in the presence of
100 global AI leaders, the French President. Its objective is to address complex health challenges
CEOs, CXOs, and more by promoting AI-based research, medical education, and innovation. French
than 500 leading AI experts President Emmanuel Macron stated that India and France are committed to
participated. developing advanced computing capabilities and talent to develop their own
reliable artificial intelligence systems. He also emphasized that we cannot rely
solely on technologies developed and operated by other countries.

gence, but for India, it means two things: Artificial dra Modi, French President Emmanuel Macron,
Intelligence and Aspirational India. Artificial Intelli- Brazilian President Lula da Silva, along with 15 to 20
gence is the biggest opportunity to realize this heads of government, over 50 international minis-
vision. India is one of the world’s leading countries ters, and over 100 countries, participated. Promi-
in the field of AI. This summit is a declaration of this nent names like Google’s Sundar Pichai and Ope-
AI capability. This summit is the first Global AI nAI’s Sam Altman participated. This summit became
Summit held in any developing country. The impor- a historic opportunity for the country, giving new
tance of the summit can be gauged from the fact impetus to change and development in the field of
that many global leaders, like Prime Minister Naren- AI. Strong collaborations will be established with ac-

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