Theme: IT services | AI governance, compliance & risk: what Indian enterprises must prioritise

In this episode of  State of the Economy podcast, Businesslines’s Sanjana B speaks with Siddesh Naik, Country Leader, Data & AI Software, IBM India & South Asia and Rajesh Ganesan , CEO, ManageEngine to unpack how AI is transforming Indian industries.   From banking and healthcare to IT operations, AI is moving from pilot projects to full-scale deployment. The discussion covers AIOps, intelligent automation, and the rise of agentic AI—digital agents that make autonomous decisions. With a focus on enterprise readiness, governance, and real-world use cases, this episode offers key insights for businesses aiming to harness AI's true potential.  (Host: Sanjana B, Producer: Prethicshaa Gurumoorthy) About the State of the Economy podcast  India’s economy has been hailed as a bright spot amid the general gloom that seems to have enveloped the rest of the world. But several sectors continue to stutter even as others seem set to fire on all cylinders.