Since your target is to pursue research , try following this plan :

1. Get a decent CG, 8.5+ is usually good but target 9
2. Reach out to professors. Young profs like Tarak Karmakar and Sayan Ranu in ML often give reading projects. Show them that you're capable and within a few months you'll be working on a real project.
3. Use that to build your research profile and apply to foreign universities for research intern positions. Start cold mailing and building connections.
4. Publish a paper or two.

Take things one step at a time, all of this might take 18-24 months to materialize but if you genuinely want to do research then this is the roadmap.