For AI sovereignty, investments and safety must necessarily be at the core. Govt needs to take a leap of faith to make this possible
Geopolitical uncertainty triggered by Trump has sharply shifted other nations’ AI focus from ‘safety’ to ‘sovereignty’. This is more than evident in Delhi’s AI summit, where India is pitching for a global leadership role. The shift comes at a time when US-based companies are miles ahead of Europe, and certainly India, on the AI chain – from data capacity, design and manufacture, to development of applications. Per Stanford AI Index 2025, US led with 40 notable AI models in 2024, followed by China with 15, and Europe with 3.