India’s position in the Network Readiness Index 2025 (NRI 2025) has improved, rising four spots to 45th.
The Portulans Institute published the report, which evaluates 127 economies on the basis of performance in four areas: impact, governance, people, and technology.
Between 2024 and 2025, India’s score increased from 53.63 to 54.43 out of 100. In a number of categories, such as “Annual investment in telecommunication services”, “AI scientific publications”, “ICT services exports”, and “E-commerce legislation”, India is notably placed at #1.
It also claims third place in “Domestic market scale” and “Income inequality” and second place in “FTTH/Building Internet subscriptions”, “Mobile broadband internet traffic”, and “International Internet bandwidth”.
India ranks second among lower-middle-income nations, with network readiness that surpasses expectations for its income level, according to the NRI 2025 assessment.
