IndiaAI Mission Releases Soket EKA-1 and ZenteiQ Dhir Models
MeitY’s S Krishnan released Soket Labs’ EKA-1 and ZenteiQ’s Dhir 2B and Dhir 5B, new IndiaAI foundation models built in India, on 3 November 2026.
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Sarvam’s Vivek Raghavan Warns India Could Become a ‘Digital Colony’ Without Its Own AI, Says Trillion-Parameter Model Is 6-9 Months Away
Sarvam AI co-founder Vivek Raghavan has warned that India risks becoming a “digital colony” if it leans on free foreign AI services, and said the Bengaluru company is building a trillion-parameter model it expects to be ready within six to nine months.
India Risks Becoming a ‘Digital Colony’ Without Its Own AI Foundations, Warns Sarvam’s Vivek Raghavan
Sarvam co-founder Dr Vivek Raghavan has urged India to build its own AI models and compute while keeping control of its data, warning that dependence on foreign AI foundations could reduce the country to a ‘digital colony’. Speaking to students in Gwalior, he called for AI built “by Indians, for India, and then for the world”.
IBM and Sarvam partner to build sovereign AI Stack for Government and regulated sectors in India
IBM has partnered with Indian AI startup Sarvam to develop a sovereign AI stack for government departments, public sector organisations […]
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7 AI Questions India Needs to Answer Next
30-09-2026
