Network Readiness Index Report 2025 | 10 Feb 2026

Source: PIB 

India has improved its digital readiness by four ranks to 45th position in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2025, released by the Portulans Institute, a non-profit research institute based in Washington, DC. 

• Methodology: The index maps the network-based readiness of 127 economies across 53 indicators grouped under four pillars: Technology, People, Governance, and Impact. 
• India’s Score: India improved its overall score from 53.63 in 2024 to 54.43 in 2025. 
• Global Leadership: India ranked 1st globally on key indicators such as annual investment in telecommunication services, AI scientific publications, ICT services exports, and e-commerce legislation. 
  • India secured 2nd rank on indicators including Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH)/building internet subscriptions, mobile broadband internet traffic, and international internet bandwidth, and 3rd rank on indicators related to domestic market scale and income inequality. 
• Income Group Performance: India is ranked 2nd among lower-middle-income countries, after Vietnam, performing better than expected in network readiness relative to its income level.