India outpaces global peers in AI adoption, but infrastructure complexity threatens scale: Hitachi Vantara report

Indian enterprises are adopting artificial intelligence at a faster pace than global peers and are already reporting tangible business outcomes, but growing data infrastructure complexity and security pressures risk slowing further progress, according to a new study by Hitachi Vantara.

The findings are part of the 2025 State of Data Infrastructure Report, based on a global survey of 1,244 business and IT leaders across 15 countries, including 104 respondents from India. The report suggests that while India is ahead of global benchmarks in AI investment and return on investment (ROI), readiness gaps in infrastructure maturity could limit long-term scalability.

Strong AI momentum in Indian enterprises

Key findings from the report indicate that 89% of Indian organisations have either widely adopted AI or made it critical to business operations, compared with 69% globally. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of Indian respondents said they are already achieving strong or established ...