India ready to set global AI agenda, attract big tech investments: Minister Jitin Prasada
India Today
Stressing balanced regulation, cybersecurity safeguards and mass skilling, Prasada said India aims to ensure AI-led transformation creates jobs, boosts productivity and benefits all sections of society, positioning the country as a future global AI service provider.
Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT, Jitin Prasada said India is prepared to shape the global artificial intelligence discourse while emerging as a preferred destination for major technology investments.
Speaking at the India Today AI Summit 2026 in Delhi on Wednesday, held on the sidelines of the five-day AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, Prasada said India has both the opportunity and the responsibility to chart the future of AI, technology and trade.
Calling it a “historic moment for Bharat”, Prasada said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, India has emerged as the voice of the Global South in technology governance.
“Some countries moved far ahead with technology, some were left behind. Under India’s leadership, it is being ensured that the sensitivities, cultures and constraints of the Global South are kept in mind so that every nation benefits equally from tech and AI,” he said.
Drawing a parallel with UPI’s democratisation of digital payments, he said AI too must be made accessible and inclusive. “India will decide the discourse and the trajectory of AI,” he said, outlining scalable use cases, international collaboration and a forward-looking ecosystem as key outcomes.
Rather than focusing solely on large language models, India is prioritising practical, scalable AI applications capable of delivering measurable ground-level impact, he added.
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