India is rewriting its healthcare playbook—leveraging AI to boost access and affordability, bridging the “valley of death” in bioscience to fast-track innovation, and confronting ethical complexities in animal testing. Dr. Anurag Agrawal, Dean, Trivedi School of Biosciences, unpacks the promise and challenges of integrating AI into diagnostics and treatment, emphasizing the need for trust, scale, and grassroots integration. As cutting-edge research, scalable tech, and regulatory reform converge, India is poised to lead a new era of inclusive, intelligent, and humane healthcare.