India has improved its position by four places to rank 45th in the Network Readiness Index 2025 (NRI 2025), according to the report released on February 4 by the Portulans Institute, a Washington DC-based independent, non-profit research and educational institute.
The report assesses the network readiness of 127 economies based on their performance across four pillars — Technology, People, Governance and Impact — covering a total of 53 indicators.
India has not only climbed the rankings but also improved its overall score, rising from 53.63 out of 100 in 2024 to 54.43 in 2025.
The country secured the top position globally in several key indicators, including annual investment in telecommunication services, AI scientific publications, ICT services exports and e-commerce legislation. India also ranked second in FTTH/building internet subscriptions, mobile broadband internet traffic within the country and international internet bandwidth. It placed third in domestic market scale and income inequality.
The Network Readiness Index maps how economies leverage information and communication technologies to support growth, innovation and social development.
