India’s national AI mission has taken another major stride toward responsible and secure artificial intelligence with the IndiaAI Division approving five advanced research projects under its “Safe & Trusted AI” pillar. These projects—selected from over 400 proposals—will address deepfake detection, AI bias mitigation, and generative AI security, combining academic expertise with enterprise-grade innovation.
The initiatives include IIT Jodhpur and IIT Madras’ ‘Saakshya’, a multi-agent, retrieval-augmented governance framework for deepfake detection, and ‘AI Vishleshak’ by IIT Mandi and the Himachal Pradesh Directorate of Forensic Services, designed to strengthen audiovisual forgery detection and adversarial robustness.
IIT Kharagpur’s real-time voice deepfake detection system will add a crucial layer to AI forensics, while Digital Futures Lab and Karya will jointly develop frameworks to identify and mitigate gender bias in agricultural LLMs. The final project, Anvil, led by Globals ITES and IIIT Dharwad, focuses on penetration testing and evaluation tools for large language models (LLMs) and generative AI.
Building a Resilient AI Infrastructure
These selected projects represent India’s determination to embed safety, ethics, and accountability into its rapidly expanding AI landscape. Together, they aim to create indigenous tools and frameworks that enhance transparency, prevent misuse, and enable early detection of AI-related risks such as deepfakes, data poisoning, and algorithmic bias.
The IndiaAI Mission, operating under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has emphasised the need for homegrown governance systems tailored to India’s socio-technical realities. The initiative underscores the shift from reactive regulation to proactive resilience-building—where AI technologies are tested, validated, and benchmarked for safety and fairness before deployment.
A Collaborative Approach for Safe AI Governance
Each project underlines India’s commitment to cross-sector collaboration. By bringing together research institutions, startups, and civil society organisations, IndiaAI is ensuring that AI development reflects diverse social perspectives and global best practices.
The mission will also organise stakeholder workshops and technical summits on AI regulation, competition, and compliance to foster coordination among regulators, technologists, and policymakers. These initiatives will collectively advance India’s ambition to position itself as a global hub for ethical, inclusive, and trustworthy AI innovation.
About IndiaAI
IndiaAI functions as an Independent Business Division under MeitY, serving as the implementation agency for the IndiaAI Mission. Its vision is to democratise the benefits of AI, ensure ethical governance, and promote technological self-reliance while positioning India as a leader in responsible AI innovation.
