In AI, India’s choice needn’t be between a US leash or Chinese hook

On June 12, foreign users lost access to two of Anthropic's flagship artificial intelligence models following an American export directive. Because the company was unable to verify the nationality of every user, it shut off the models entirely, before restoring access on July 1.

This incident highlights the strategic dilemmas surrounding India's technological positioning in the global artificial intelligence landscape, framing the choice as one that avoids dependence on either Western or Chinese influence.