Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, India’s former minister of state for electronics and IT, played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s digital future. A technocrat-turned-politician, he brought Silicon Valley sensibility to Indian policymaking, balancing innovation with regulation. Under his watch, India’s AI ambitions found clear direction, championing responsible AI, semiconductor self-reliance, and deep-tech startups.

Chandrasekhar was instrumental in drafting frameworks that fuelled India’s trillion-dollar digital economy vision and positioned the country as a trusted partner in global tech ecosystems.

But beyond titles and policies, his journey is personal, rooted in his early engineering days, when he built chips and products in the US, and his return to serve a country brimming with untapped tech potential. His passion for innovation wasn’t just bureaucratic; it was infectious. In every byte of India’s digital transformation, there’s a hint of Chandrasekhar’s belief that technology, when shaped with purpose and inclusion, is the greatest equaliser of our times.