New Delhi, December 29 (IANS). The year 2025 was very important in terms of global events and technological progress. The front pages of major newspapers across the world, including India, were filled with news throughout the year like the Gaza war, Trump administration’s tariffs and political instability in Bangladesh. Pahalgam terrorist attack in April and subsequent ‘Operation Sindoor’ also remained in the headlines for a long time.
Meanwhile, the most searched term was ‘Gemini’, which is Google’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform. The increasing popularity of AI has made it clear that technology is no longer just a subject of experimentation but has become the main axis of global change. AI was also at the center of discussion in India, where Gemini, ChatGPT and Google platforms appeared as popular as cricket and Bollywood. In view of this trend, Time magazine declared ‘Architects of AI’ as the ‘Person of the Year’ of 2025.
Experts believe that AI will establish itself as the most important force of the current era in 2025. Besides, India’s active role in trade, economy and geo-politics was also important. Naushad Forbes, co-chairman of Forbes Marshall and former CII president, called the recent reforms implemented by the government a decisive step. He described implementing labor codes, allowing private participation in the nuclear industry and other reforms as positive steps.
According to Forbes, India should take global challenges, such as US tariffs and geopolitical pressure, as an opportunity to accelerate reforms. This includes pending privatization, agricultural market reforms, effectively implementing research and innovation schemes and reducing government interference in the education sector.
Despite the pending deal with the US on the global trade front and President Donald Trump’s decisions, India adopted a restrained and balanced policy, which helped India keep domestic inflation under control compared to G20 countries.
However, the year was challenging from all perspectives. Incidents like the crash of Air India’s Boeing Dreamliner from Ahmedabad to London on June 12 and the disruption in IndiGo flights shook the aviation sector. Experts said that airlines, regulators and administration all played a role in these problems.
There were also concerns in the fields of environment and health. Rising AQI levels in the capital and surrounding areas, increase in sales of air purifiers and activism by health advisory groups highlighted the threat of pollution.
Despite all this, advances in AI create both opportunities and challenges. The consequences of data centers’ increasing energy and water demands, potential job losses, and large investments are not yet entirely clear. Despite this, India is emerging as a global hub for AI investment and innovation. Amazon, Microsoft and Google committed to invest more than $65 billion in AI and related sectors in India.
The government also remained active. Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT S. According to Krishnan, India’s strong digital infrastructure, vast data set and growing startup ecosystem is poised to translate the benefits of AI into inclusive growth. The IndiaAI Mission and the summit to be held in New Delhi in February 2026 are examples of this.
In the field of sports and science, India also had achievements like victory in the Women’s Cricket World Cup and Shubhanshu Shukla’s successful space travel. Experts believe that the biggest achievement of 2025 was that India established itself not just as the ‘market of the future’ but as a major economic power of the world.
Becoming the fourth largest economy leaving behind Japan and Germany and maintaining 8 percent growth rate, as well as giving global recognition to the digital infrastructure was the biggest success of this year.
–IANS
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