Zoho Founder Sridhar Vembu Calls for National Mission To Build Sovereign Tech, Says AI Is Just ‘Tip of a Much Larger Pyramid’

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has urged India to pursue sovereign technology across the entire technology stack, not just AI. Calling AI the “tip of the pyramid,” he stressed building foundational capabilities through talent, investment and long-term effort, advocating a broad national mission to strengthen India’s technological self-reliance and global competitiveness.