India is entering a new phase in artificial intelligence, moving from experimental insights to practical applications and enterprise-ready solutions. Karan
Kirpalani, Chief Product Officer at Neysa, recently shared insights on the company’s vision of a sovereign AI cloud designed to drive innovation while protecting data sovereignty and security. Neysa’s Velocus platform is an AI-native cloud built specifically for the Indian market, supporting enterprises at every stage of their AI journey — from experimentation to production. Unlike traditional general-purpose clouds, Velocus is designed from the ground up to handle AI workloads, offering specialized services for training, fine-tuning, and inference. Kirpalani emphasized the importance of choosing the right use cases and partners when deploying AI at scale. “Many AI pilots fail not due to cost or talent, but because organizations don’t identify the right value capture or choose the wrong technical partners,” he noted. India is already making strides in sovereign AI infrastructure. Platforms like Neysa’s Velocus provide domestic enterprises with tools to deploy AI securely and efficiently, reducing dependence on global hyperscalers. Early adopters, including banks and law firms, have successfully implemented AI solutions for tasks like KYC verification and document automation, combining models such as optical character recognition, vision, and text models to improve efficiency and speed. Kirpalani stressed that AI is an ally, not a replacement for human talent. Successful deployments integrate human expertise alongside AI models, with demand growing across data science, software development, ML operations, and infrastructure support. The interview highlighted that India is evolving into both a consumer and creator of AI technology. From financial services and life sciences to education, media, and IT, enterprises are exploring AI applications to drive efficiency, innovation, and differentiation. The ecosystem also includes AI-native startups and independent software vendors building sector-specific AI solutions on Neysa’s platform. Sovereign AI, Kirpalani explained, is both a policy priority and a necessity. Protecting India’s data as a national asset while building domestic AI capabilities ensures that enterprises can innovate without compromising intellectual property or security. Looking ahead, India is positioned to become a global hub for AI creation, leveraging lessons from other markets to efficiently scale infrastructure, models, and applications. Across the AI stack — from data centers to cloud services, GPUs, and software — the country is witnessing rapid growth and significant job creation, cementing India’s role as a key player in the global AI landscape.
