Context: India has improved its position by four slots and is now placed at 45th rank as per the Network Readiness Index 2025 (NRI 2025) report released on 4.2.2026.
- The report maps the network-based readiness landscape of 127 economies based on their performance in four pillars: Technology, People, Governance and Impact, covering a total of 53 indicators.
- The report has been prepared by the Portulans Institute, an independent, non-profit research and educational institute based in Washington DC.
- India has not only improved its ranking but has also improved its score from 53.63 out of 100 in 2024 to 54.43 out of 100 in 2025.
- It is noteworthy that India leads in several indicators.
- The report states that India secured 1st rank in “Annual investment in telecommunication services”, “AI scientific publications”, “ICT services exports” and “E-commerce legislation”,
- 2nd rank in “FTTH/Building Internet subscriptions”, “Mobile broadband internet traffic within the country” and “International Internet bandwidth”, and
- 3rd rank in “Domestic market scale” and “Income Inequality”.
- NRI 2025 report states that India has greater network readiness than would be expected given its income level.
- India is ranked 2nd in the group of lower-middle-income countries