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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                            FEBRUARY 27, 2026       |  The Indian Eye 24

                   AI, PARTNERSHIP AND GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY

               India–US Collaboration Ahead of

                         the India AI Impact Summit

            BINAYA SRIKANTA PRADHAN           ience, innovation and efficiency, sci-  tre of AI for Manufacturing. This   tween the two countries, translating
                                              entific advancement, democratization   is a path breaking initiative under   cutting-edge  research  into scalable,
                  rtificial Intelligence (AI) is no   of AI resources, and AI for economic   which  the  scientific  minds  of  both   real-world solutions while remaining
                  longer a distant technological   growth and social good. Not surpris-  premier institutions will help the   deeply connected to India’s devel-
            Afrontier. It is rapidly becoming   ingly, India is taking active interest in   Indian and American industries to   opment priorities. Encouragingly,
            a  defining  force  shaping  economies,   all 5 layers of AI.       use AI for manufacturing purposes.  philanthropy is also strengthening
            governance systems, and everyday      In New York, the Consulate        These  engagements  reflect  the   this ecosystem. The Rs. 100 crore en-
            life. From healthcare and education   General of India has organised series   broader momentum in India–US tech-  dowment by Ms. Chandrika Tandon
            to climate resilience, financial inclu-  of events focused on interface of AI   nology cooperation. American com-  for an AI Centre of Excellence to her
            sion, strategic sectors and public ser-  with different sectors and supported   panies are making substantial invest-  alma mater at IIM Ahmedabad high-
            vices, AI is transforming how nations   several initiatives in the run up to the   ments in India’s AI ecosystem. Recent   lights how India–US knowledge part-
            grow and how citizens live. The cen-  Summit. Most recently, a pre-sum-  announcements indicate major com-  nerships continue to deepen. For us,
            tral challenge today is ensuring that   mit engagement at JPMorgan Chase   mitments from hyperscalers such as   engagement with the diaspora partic-
            this transformation remains ethical,   headquarters brought together global   Amazon at about US$35 billion, Mi-  ularly in industry and technology is an
            responsible,  equitable,  and  broadly   leaders on AI including CEO Jamie   crosoft at US$17.5 billion, and Goo-  area of strategic interest, as it ampli-
            beneficial.                       Dimon. Few other events are:      gle at US$15 billion, largely directed   fies innovation, strengthens trust, and
                India will host the India AI Im-  Healthcare, AI & Cancer: In-  toward cloud infrastructure, data cen-  ensures that AI cooperation between
            pact Summit in New Delhi from 16   dia–USA Partnership Summit with   ters, and AI compute capacity. An-  India and the United States remains
            to 20 February 2026. This will be   Mount Sinai Hospital on 1 October   nounced investments exceeding $80   both globally competitive and socially
            the first global AI summit of its kind   2025 to explore areas of collaboration   billion over the coming years repre-  responsible.
            hosted in the Global South. The Sum-  in healthcare using AI.       sent one of the largest waves of foreign   The United States brings lead-
            mit’s theme, Sarvajan Hitaya, Sar-    NASSCOM CEO Forum was         investment  in  India’s  AI  landscape.  ership in advanced research, innova-
            vajan Sukhaya meaning Welfare for   launched in the Consulate where     A vital and often under-acknowl-  tion ecosystems, and computing in-
            All, Happiness of All, reflects India’s   leadership of Indian IT industry look   edged pillar of this collaboration is   frastructure, while India offers scale,
            long standing belief that technologi-  for win-win partnership between In-  the India–US diaspora, whose lead-  talent, diverse datasets, and a rapidly
            cal progress must serve humanity. Its   dia and the US with major focus on   ership  across  industry,  academia,   expanding digital economy. Together,
            guiding principles focus on People,   AI related developments.      philanthropy, and innovation contin-  these complementary strengths can
            Planet, and Progress, with discussions   February 2026, Columbia Uni-  ues to shape the global AI landscape.   generate AI solutions with global rel-
            structured around seven priority ar-  versity Engineering School signed   Indian-origin leaders in technology,   evance.
            eas  including human  capital, social   a MoU with IIT Bombay to set   finance,  healthcare,  and  manufac-  Binaya Srikanta Pradhan is Consul
            inclusion, safe and trusted AI, resil-  up Columbia-IIT Bombay Cen-  turing form a powerful bridge be-    General of India in New York

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