The global artificial intelligence (AI) race is no longer only about who can build the most powerful model, but also about who can make AI cheaper, more widely deployable and more useful to large markets. The United States still dominates the global AI ecosystem, backed by frontier laboratories, semiconductor strength, hyperscale cloud infrastructure and deep investment. However, China is becoming a formidable challenger in cost-efficient AI models, while India is emerging as one of the world's most AI-ready markets, trailing only the US and China in Stanford University's Global AI Vibrancy Index cited by J.P. Morgan. The US remains the…