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News: India has improved its ranking in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2025, moving up four places to secure the 45th position globally.
About Network Readiness Index (NRI)
- It assesses how prepared countries are to leverage information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development and competitiveness.
- It evaluates 127 economies.
- The index is prepared by the Portulans Institute (Washington DC).
- Methodology: The NRI evaluates countries based on 53 indicators, grouped under four pillars: Technology, People, Governance and Impact.
- India’s Score: India increased its overall score from 53.63 in 2024 to 54.43 in 2025, reflecting steady improvement in digital readiness.
- Global Leadership: India secured the 1st rank globally in indicators such as annual investment in telecommunication services, AI scientific publications, ICT services exports, and e-commerce legislation.
- India achieved 2nd rank in Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH)/building internet subscriptions, mobile broadband internet traffic, and international internet bandwidth, and 3rd rank in domestic market scale and income inequality indicators.
- Income Group Performance: Among lower-middle-income countries, India stands at 2nd position (after Vietnam) and has performed better than expected relative to its income level in terms of network readiness.
