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Nations can shape own AI ecosystems: Jaishankar

By Sohail Khan 27 September 2026, 10:33 am

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Jaishankar at UNGA highlights AI, says nations should shape own technology paths
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S Jaishankar addressed the 81st United Nations General Assembly and highlighted the significance of artificial intelligence. He affirmed the right of nations to develop their own AI models aligned with national priorities. Jaishankar emphasized mutual respect in technology access and the need for cultural understanding in a globalized world. He pointed out the challenges faced by the Global South amid crises in food, fuel, and finance.

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EAM Jaishankar highlights AI role in human empowerment at UNGA, says nations can shape own ecosystems

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said every nation has the right to shape its own artificial intelligence ecosystem, including through the development of domestic models and deployment strategies aligned with its national goals and priorities.

Addressing the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Jaishankar said India sees AI as an important part of its partnership agenda with the Global South.

He described AI as a transformational driver for human empowerment, economic prosperity and population-scale problem solving, while underlining the importance of democratising technology and promoting cultural understanding.

He further highlighted the role of culture and heritage in fostering international understanding in a globalised world. Economic and political rebalancing is already underway, he said, while cultural rebalancing also needs to be advanced.

“As technology is democratized, this process is greatly facilitated, by an ethos of mutual respect. Indeed, care and consideration for the interests, and viewpoints of others, reinforces even the prospects of peace,” he said.

“In a globalized world, we must continuously and vigorously, promote international understanding. Economic rebalancing is well underway; the political one is also visible, and the third facet, cultural rebalancing, must now be taken forward,” he said.

Jaishankar also highlighted the challenges confronting the Global South, including crises involving food, fuel, fertilizer and finance. He said the misuse of AI was adding to concerns and weakening mutual respect.

"The predicament of the Global South, is particularly acute. It faces a 4F crisis, of the security of food, fuel, fertilizer and finance. The combined impact of a Super El Nino, compounding fertilizer shortages and now impediments to grain movements, all these are cause for alarm. Moreover, SDG progress is under increasing pressure. The Global South’s right to industrialize is also undermined by non-market practices and market denial. The march of technology, that was meant to instill hope, has now become a source of anxiety. Misuse of AI is sharpening bias, and diluting mutual respect. These directions bode ill for the aims and objectives of the United Nations," he said.

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