Google is racing to position India as a proving ground for the next phase of artificial intelligence (AI), unveiling a slate of security protocols, on-premise computing options and education programmes on Tuesday. The aim is to win over the country's enterprises, developers and startups as AI systems shift from answering questions to autonomously executing tasks. At the Google I/O Connect India 2026 in Bengaluru, the company also highlighted that, based on third-party evaluations, the Google Play and Android ecosystem generated Rs 5.3 trillion ($ 60 billion) in revenue for app publishers and the wider economy in India in 2025, growing by 28 per cent from 2024.