What if the biggest threat to India's agriculture isn't drought or floods — but rats? In this episode of Unbound With Mamtaa, we sit down with Puneet Shandilya — Agentic AI expert and advisor to the Indian government — to unpack how artificial intelligence is quietly rewriting the rules of governance, defence, agriculture, and entrepreneurship in India.Puneet's journey is anything but conventional. An MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, a Strategic Digital Marketing program from Cambridge University, and a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering — yet what pulled him away from a successful corporate career was one word: impact. Today, he advises the Indian government on deploying Agentic AI across sectors most of us never think about — from catching fake GST invoices, to identifying enemy drones in the dark, to preventing ₹60,000 crore worth of grain from rotting away every year (yes, rats alone destroyed ₹2,500 crore of it last year).In this conversation, we go deep into:🌾 How AI is helping India tackle agricultural wastage at scale🛰️ Agentic AI's role in national defense — from drone detection to satellite-based drought prediction🏛️ How government platforms like GEM and Udayam are being reimagined with AI to fight corruption and inefficiency💼 Why 5 crore MSMEs in India are the next big AI adoption frontier🎓 The education gap holding India back — and what China's AI curriculum overhaul can teach us🧠 His philosophy on AI: "It's not the gun, it's the man behind the gun"📚 The book shaping his mindset right now, and the one rule he lives by: "Strike fast, move fast — but move responsibly"🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS→ AI isn't a replacement tool — it's an enhancement tool for human decision-making→ Good PR, good governance, and good AI all run on the same currency: trust→ India's 5 crore MSMEs are largely untouched by AI — and that's the biggest opportunity in the room→ Responsible adoption matters more than fast adoption — but you need both→ The real gap isn't technology. It's education and mindset👤 ABOUT THE GUESTPuneet Shandilya is an Agentic AI expert and advisor to the Indian government, working at the intersection of technology, policy, and impact. With a background spanning sales, mechanical engineering, and strategic digital marketing, he now helps shape how AI is deployed responsibly across agriculture, defense, and MSME ecosystems in India.Whether you're a founder, a policymaker, a student, or just AI-curious, this episode will change how you think about what "Artificial Intelligence" really means — Puneet prefers to call it Artful Intelligence.If this episode gave you a new lens on AI, hit like, subscribe, and share it with a founder or policymaker who needs to hear it.📩 Got a story to tell or a guest suggestion? Write to us at unboundwithmamtaa@gmail.com🔔 Subscribe to Unbound With Mamtaa for more unfiltered conversations with unstoppable humans, redefining what leadership, ambition, and impact look like today.#UnboundWithMamtaa #AgenticAI #ArtificialIntelligence #GovTech #IndianStartups #AIinIndia #Podcast #FounderMindset #DigitalIndia #FutureOfWork #Leadership #TechPodcast
Is Agentic AI the Future of Governance? | Puneet Shandilya on Unbound With Mamtaa
What if the biggest threat to India's agriculture isn't drought or floods — but rats? In this episode of Unbound With Mamtaa, we sit down with Puneet Shandilya — Agentic AI expert and advisor to the Indian government — to unpack how artificial intelligence is quietly rewriting the rules of governance, defence, agriculture, and entrepreneurship in India.Puneet's journey is anything but conventional. An MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, a Strategic Digital Marketing program from Cambridge University, and a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering — yet what pulled him away from a successful corporate career was one word: impact. Today, he advises the Indian government on deploying Agentic AI across sectors most of us never think about — from catching fake GST invoices, to identifying enemy drones in the dark, to preventing ₹60,000 crore worth of grain from rotting away every year (yes, rats alone destroyed ₹2,500 crore of it last year).In this conversation, we go deep into:🌾 How AI is helping India tackle agricultural wastage at scale🛰️ Agentic AI's role in national defense — from drone detection to satellite-based drought prediction🏛️ How government platforms like GEM and Udayam are being reimagined with AI to fight corruption and inefficiency💼 Why 5 crore MSMEs in India are the next big AI adoption frontier🎓 The education gap holding India back — and what China's AI curriculum overhaul can teach us🧠 His philosophy on AI: "It's not the gun, it's the man behind the gun"📚 The book shaping his mindset right now, and the one rule he lives by: "Strike fast, move fast — but move responsibly"🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS→ AI isn't a replacement tool — it's an enhancement tool for human decision-making→ Good PR, good governance, and good AI all run on the same currency: trust→ India's 5 crore MSMEs are largely untouched by AI — and that's the biggest opportunity in the room→ Responsible adoption matters more than fast adoption — but you need both→ The real gap isn't technology. It's education and mindset👤 ABOUT THE GUESTPuneet Shandilya is an Agentic AI expert and advisor to the Indian government, working at the intersection of technology, policy, and impact. With a background spanning sales, mechanical engineering, and strategic digital marketing, he now helps shape how AI is deployed responsibly across agriculture, defense, and MSME ecosystems in India.Whether you're a founder, a policymaker, a student, or just AI-curious, this episode will change how you think about what "Artificial Intelligence" really means — Puneet prefers to call it Artful Intelligence.If this episode gave you a new lens on AI, hit like, subscribe, and share it with a founder or policymaker who needs to hear it.📩 Got a story to tell or a guest suggestion? Write to us at unboundwithmamtaa@gmail.com🔔 Subscribe to Unbound With Mamtaa for more unfiltered conversations with unstoppable humans, redefining what leadership, ambition, and impact look like today.#UnboundWithMamtaa #AgenticAI #ArtificialIntelligence #GovTech #IndianStartups #AIinIndia #Podcast #FounderMindset #DigitalIndia #FutureOfWork #Leadership #TechPodcast