Rajat Khare Explains How Stopping Brain Drain Can Lead India AI
Rajat Khare highlights India’s AI potential, stressing talent retention, innovation, and multilingual LLM leadership.
Paula Stokes 
Rajat Khare’s Vision for India’s AI Future
India is steadily progressing toward building its own large language model (LLM), with Rajat Khare, founder of Boundary Holding, emphasizing the need to nurture domestic AI talent. He believes India is close to becoming a global AI powerhouse—but only if it addresses the long-standing issue of brain drain.
As the world enters an AI-driven era, India holds a strong advantage with its vast pool of engineers, data scientists, and IT professionals. However, nearly 15% of the global AI workforce of Indian origin is employed abroad, which limits the country’s ability to fully leverage its talent. Khare points out that this imbalance reduces India’s technological potential.
Many skilled professionals move to countries like the US and Canada in search of better research opportunities, higher salaries, and global exposure. While this migration contributes to global innovation, it weakens India’s own innovation ecosystem. Khare stresses that this challenge can be addressed through targeted efforts by both the government and industry—such as increasing research funding, strengthening academia-industry collaboration, and creating a more supportive environment for innovation.
India’s AI ecosystem is rapidly evolving, supported by expanding digital infrastructure and government initiatives, including plans for a native LLM powered by significant GPU capacity. A key differentiator for India lies in its focus on multilingual AI. With 22 officially recognized languages and numerous dialects, India is uniquely positioned to develop culturally aware AI systems that serve diverse populations and promote inclusive growth.
To retain talent, India must invest in research, establish centers of excellence beyond major cities, offer competitive incentives, support deep-tech startups, and foster global collaboration with Indian researchers abroad.
Multilingual AI can empower rural communities, improve access to government services, and extend technology to non-English speakers, making AI both economically impactful and socially inclusive.
India now has the opportunity to shift from brain drain to brain gain. With strong policies, sustained investment, and a clear vision, the country can transform into a global leader in AI innovation rather than just a supplier of talent.
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