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Wednesday, May 27, 2026
TopicGlobal Technology Summit

Topic: Global Technology Summit

Aadhaar, UPI & beyond: At Global Tech Summit, pitch to shift AI narrative from control to social impact

India a global model for using AI for public good, said philanthropist Sunil Wadhwani at the summit, where global representatives backed push for accessible and impact-driven AI.

At the Global Technology Summit, realism meets imagination—and India makes it possible

Finding Sambhavna will not be easy in this time of rapidly changing geopolitics. But as the last eight editions of the GTS have proven to us, the possibilities are endless.

Haryana farmers’ AI Jugalbandi, Bengaluru’s Sarvam—West is keenly watching India’s progress

Officials from the US, Papua New Guinea, and Quad countries attended the Global Technology Summit in Bengaluru, where researchers discussed how AI can promote inclusive growth and improve governance.

India provided template for digital governance to the world, says Meenakshi Lekhi at tech summit

At Global Technology Summit, minister of state for external affairs says India set geopolitical standard of putting 'people above corporate interests' in digital governance during Covid.

Concerns about sovereignty, security dominate conversation on digital public infra at tech summit

Speaking at Carnegie India’s Global Technology Summit on the need to adopt DPI globally, most panellists had a word of caution on implementing such technologies in their national infrastructure.

India needs National Technology Coordinator. An Indian model in digital infrastructure is ready

India has built a unique digital infrastructure. What is needed now is the grammar that gives firm meaning to India’s Digital Way.

Cybersecurity is critical for national security of India & US, says Indian envoy to US Sandhu

Speaking at the Global Technology Summit held by the External Affairs Ministry & Carnegie India, Sandhu said that with the pandemic, technology has become a ‘game changer’.

Need to press ‘refresh’ button on United Nations, says External Affairs Minister Jaishankar

At Carnegie’s Global Technology Summit, Jaishankar says the world is becoming more bilateral and plurilateral in the absence of reform of the multilateral UN.

Facebook wary of new Data Protection Bill that asks it to give non-personal info to govt

After govt modifies cabinet-approved Data Protection Bill to mandate data access, Facebook says information it stores won’t be very useful in policy making.

Big data not new, but must be converted to knowledge: Govt’s science adviser VijayRaghavan

VijayRaghavan said knowledge is power, but it will not always be available to everyone. He stressed on the need for democratisation of data and learning.

On Camera

What the celebration of Mughal Empire leaves out—jihad, extraction and imperial plunder

History often arrives draped in marble, poetry, and romance, while concealing its scars beneath silk. Monuments may dazzle the eyes, but chronicles often unsettle the conscience.

Adani group stocks recover about $150 bn in market value wiped out by Hindenburg report

Shares of Gautam Adani's nine companies have bounced back strongly after the 2023 Hindenburg report, helped by rising investor confidence, easing legal troubles and India’s infrastructure growth.

AMCA tender issued, HAL sits out as private sector takes centre stage

Going by current timeline, five prototypes of India’s own 5th-gen fighter are set to be rolled out by 2031. The 1st prototype is expected to be rolled out by 2029 using GE F414 engine.

2026 is like 1973 Indira-era oil shock plus youth anger. Modi has space, but not immunity

An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.