The Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Indian government released a working paper on December 30, 2025, highlighting the need to make Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure available to all players. The paper stresses providing foundational AI resources, such as compute power, high-quality datasets, and tools, not just to large firms and urban centers but also to smaller players across India. As India prepares to host the AI Impact Summit in February 2026, democratizing AI access is a key government priority. Western tech giants currently build much of the world's AI infrastructure, raising concerns over concentrated power. To counter this, under the IndiaAI Mission, the government has created a pool of thousands of graphics processing units (GPUs) for local startups and researchers. The PSA paper urges integrating India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) — including projects like Aadhaar and UPI — with AI systems to enable broader participation. The paper also warns about the growing energy needs of AI infrastructure, stressing sustainability. It notes that AI data centers will require 45-50 million square feet more space by 2030. Currently, data centers use about 0.5% of India’s electricity, projected to rise to nearly 3% by 2030. The report calls for ecosystem-wide efforts to expand data and compute access especially in slower AI-uptake sectors like agriculture and education. It pushes for responsible development and the creation of a more energy-efficient AI future in India.