Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Sunil Shukla, Pankaj Bharti, Amit Kumar Dwivedi
India’s Evolving Entrepreneurial Landscape: A Paradigm of Global Innovation and Ambition
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Few forces shape economic trajectories as powerfully as entrepreneurship. Governments everywhere have caught on, building ecosystems that nurture startups, attract capital, and turn ideas into jobs. India’s own startup scene has changed almost beyond recognition over the past decade, moving from a patchwork of city-specific clusters to a genuinely competitive innovation hub on the world stage. Today, India ranks among the top three countries globally for startup activity, with over 200,000 DPIIT-recognized startups and nearly 125 unicorns as of 2025 (Press Information Bureau, 2025; Economic Survey, 2026). This shift has been driven by supportive regulations, widespread internet access, and a growing culture of risk-taking and innovation.
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TY - CHAP AU - Sunil Shukla AU - Pankaj Bharti AU - Amit Kumar Dwivedi ED - Sunil Shukla ED - Pankaj Bharti ED - Amit Kumar Dwivedi PY - 2026 DA - 2026/08/21 TI - India’s Evolving Entrepreneurial Landscape: A Paradigm of Global Innovation and Ambition BT - Global Entrepreneurship Monitor PB - Springer nature singapore SP - 1 EP - 20 CY - singapore SN - 978-94-6239-735-4 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-735-4_1 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6239-735-4_1 ID - Shukla2026 ER -