Here is a number that should not make sense: India’s artificial intelligence market is expanding at nearly 39 percent a year. And here is another number, sitting right next to it, that flatly contradicts it — the Nifty IT index, home to the companies actually building that AI economy, is down roughly 24 percent in 2026 alone, making it the worst-performing sector on Dalal Street this year. Tata Consultancy Services has shed close to 30 percent of its value. Infosys is down ab