India witnessed an explosion of demand for AI talent, recording 3.5 lakh job openings in just 90 days despite broader tech layoff fears.
The country's AI workforce stands at an estimated 920,000 professionals, creating a massive but largely foundational talent pool.
Employers face a "production paradox," where basic AI skills are common but enterprise-grade deployment capabilities (MLOps, GenAI architecture) are severely lacking.
The talent shortage is triggering a wage war between Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and traditional Indian IT services firms over a limited pool of core AI engineers.
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