India and Norway elevated their relations to a Green Strategic Partnership during PM Modi's May 2026 visit. They signed twelve agreements covering space, digital infrastructure, ocean energy, and health, and Norway joined the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative.
Click to View MoreIndia targets becoming a developed nation by 2047, requiring a critical shift from aggregate GDP growth to productivity-led economic development. Key strategic priorities include expanding domestic manufacturing, formalizing MSMEs, leveraging Digital Public Infrastructure, and resolving structural bottlenecks like zombie firms.
Click to View MoreIndia is leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Digital Public Infrastructure to revolutionise financial inclusion. Initiatives like ULI, Banking BHASHINI, and MuleHunter.AI are democratising credit, bridging language barriers, and enhancing security, guided by RBI's FREE-AI framework for ethical and responsible innovation.
Click to View MoreMoSPI’s MCP-driven e-Sankhyiki portal integrates real-time macroeconomic data with AI to eliminate hallucinations and democratize official statistics. Guided by the DPDP Act, this DPDP-compliant initiative transforms digital infrastructure into an interactive policy ecosystem, balancing AI innovation with human oversight.
Click to View MoreLaunched in 2015, Digital India built a strong digital ecosystem through BharatNet connectivity, affordable data, and Digital Public Infrastructure like Aadhaar and UPI. However, rural-urban and gender digital divides, connectivity gaps, and low digital literacy require targeted policies for inclusive digital growth.
Click to View MoreThe Raisina Dialogue 2025 theme “Saṁskāra – Assertion, Accommodation, Advancement” reflects global trends of national assertion, plurilateral cooperation, and technological progress like India’s Digital Public Infrastructure. It showcases India as a “Vishwa Mitra” and Global South voice, though challenges remain in converting dialogue into concrete action.
Click to View MoreSarvam AI anchors India’s Sovereign AI push, stressing domestic infrastructure to prevent data colonization and protect cultural identity. Its models, Bulbul and Saaras, support UIDAI and industrial safety use cases. Despite compute gaps and talent drain, the IndiaAI Mission aims to strengthen deep tech capacity and autonomy.
Click to View MoreThe AI Impact Summit 2026 marked adoption of the New Delhi Declaration by 89 nations, shifting AI governance toward a development-first Global South vision rooted in “Sarvajan Hitaya.” Its 7 pillars promote equity, DPI export, and Global AI Commons, while challenges include compute gaps, energy costs, and voluntary compliance.
Click to View MoreThe Government of India plans to integrate artificial intelligence into the education system through the Bharat EduAI Stack, a Digital Public Infrastructure being developed by Bodhan AI at IIT Madras. The initiative aims to enable personalised learning, multilingual support, teacher assistance, and data-driven governance across all levels of education in line with the National Education Policy 2020. While it has the potential to improve learning outcomes and promote inclusive, scalable education, its success will depend on addressing challenges related to digital access, data privacy, teacher training, and infrastructure.
Click to View MoreThe International Solar Alliance has launched the Global Mission on AI for Energy to integrate AI into grid management across 120+ nations. It targets renewable intermittency, decentralized optimization, and climate finance, showcasing India’s Energy Stack and DPI, while confronting digital divides, data sovereignty issues, and AI’s energy footprint.
Click to View MoreIndia’s “Third Way” for AI governance promotes adaptive regulation and AI as Digital Public Infrastructure. Backed by the IndiaAI Mission and AIRAWAT compute push, it supports inclusion through Bhashini and global partnerships like GPAI. While promising for the Global South, hardware gaps, skills shortages, and enforcement remain challenges.
Click to View MoreAtal Innovation Mission launched “AI-Preneurs of India” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, showcasing 45 deep-tech startups in health and agriculture. Backed by the ₹10,372 crore IndiaAI Mission, it reflects India’s shift to responsible AI, stressing innovation, Antyodaya, sovereign compute, data security, and talent development.
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