Agentic AI is not ‘more AI’—it’s a new way of running the enterprise: Dr Jagdish Bhandarkar, Deloitte India

As enterprises push ever deeper into automation, a new class of AI systems is beginning to take shape, one that goes far beyond familiar recommendation engines or task-specific co-pilots. Agentic AI represents a significant step forward, introducing autonomous decision loops, real-time orchestration across multiple systems and the ability to learn continuously from outcomes. This shift is prompting organisations to rethink long-established assumptions about governance, data stewardship, risk management and even the fundamental architecture of their operating models. Rather than simply enhancing existing processes, agentic systems are challenging leaders to reconsider how work is initiated, supervised and validated in an environment where software can act with increasing independence. In this context, Dr Jagdish Bhandarkar, Partner and CDO at Deloitte India, offers a timely perspective on how this evolution is reshaping the very way modern enterprises function, and what it will take for organisations to adapt responsibly and competitively ...