GPU Scaling and Financial AI Safeguards Lead India’s Tech Week

This report covers the IndiaAI Mission, semiconductor manufacturing, and digital infrastructure developments from June 22, 2026, to June 29, 2026. Key findings include the scaling of national AI compute to 45,000 GPUs and the RBI’s mandate for AI "kill-switches" in banking.

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Weekly Executive Summary

• IndiaAI Mission Infrastructure: The government reported a massive scale-up in sovereign AI capacity, with a shared compute facility now hosting over 45,000 GPUs to support startups and 15 indigenous LLMs.
• Financial AI Regulation: The RBI introduced strict draft guidelines for model risk management, requiring financial institutions to implement "kill-switches" for malfunctioning AI and maintain human oversight.
• Semiconductor Momentum: Transitioning to "ISM 2.0," the government approved a new semiconductor SEZ in Odisha and facilitated a strategic lithography partnership between T…