India ranks 2nd globally in enterprise AI usage; security risks loom

New Delhi: India has emerged as a global powerhouse in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, ranking second only to the United States in enterprise AI/ML transactions, according to a report by cloud security major Zscaler.The findings, released in the ‘Zscaler ThreatLabz 2026 AI Security Report,’ come a week ahead of the high-stakes India AI Impact Summit 2026.The summit, expected to be a gathering of global tech leaders, policymakers, and innovators, is slated to be held in the national capital from February 16-20 and will see global tech leaders in the likes of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon.