13
Aug 2026
World
World
AI Boom Threatens Millions of Indian Workers
AI-driven automation is moving beyond the IT sector and into manufacturing. Nearly 40% of university graduates under 25 in India are already unemployed. According to the Financial Times, the routine tasks performed by millions of Indians make them especially vulnerable to replacement by AI. Despite a large pool of tech professionals, the country has achieved only modest progress in developing its own AI and remains heavily dependent on foreign products.