MeitY unit advises ministries against deploying OpenAI, Anthropic mod…

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology unit has advised government ministries against deploying OpenAI and Anthropic models for cybersecurity applications, citing data sovereignty and security concerns. The guidance signals a regulatory stance favouring domestic AI development for sensitive government functions. If you sell AI security tools to Indian government, OpenAI and Anthropic are now competitors you've already beaten on the desk—but you have a narrow window to build or localise before ministries default to domestic alternatives. Move this week: contact Indian government CISOs and propose homegrown or India-hosted models.