
A power-packed session at the India Today-Business Today Budget Round Table 2025 with Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology. Moderated by Rahul Kanwal, Executive Director of Business Today, this discussion looks into the key provisions of Budget 2025 and explores India's strategic roadmap for Artificial Intelligence. One of the most dynamic ministers of the Modi government, Ashwini Vaishnaw shares his perspectives on how the Budget aligns with the government's goals for technological advancement and infrastructure development. This session sheds light on how India plans to harness AI for economic growth and societal benefit even as US and Chinese companies like OpenAI, Alphabet and DeepSeek take the lead.