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According to the Network Readiness Index 2022 report prepared by US - based non - profit body Portulans Institute, the telecom ministry, India has climbed up six places to 61st rank and it ’ s overall score has improved to 51 . 19 in 2022 from 49 . 74 in 2021 . NRI - 2022 report has shown that India has a greater network readiness than would be expected given its income level . The report also states that India secured 1st rank in 'AI talent concentration', second rank in 'Mobile broadband internet traffic within the country' and 'International Internet bandwidth', third rank in 'Annual investment in telecommunication services' and 'Domestic market size', fourth rank in 'ICT Services exports', fifth rank in 'FTTH / Building Internet subscriptions' and 'AI scientific publications' . The United States tops the list with an overall score of 80 . 3 . It is followed by Singapore with a score of 79 . 35 and Sweden with a score of 78 . 91 . India is ranked 3rd out of 36 in the group of lower - middle - income countries after Ukraine ( 50 ) and Indonesia ( 59 ). India has a score higher than the income group average in all pillars and sub - pillars .