**Summary of India’s Approach to Artificial Intelligence**
**Overview**
On March 23, 2026, the Prime Minister’s Office released a statement highlighting an article authored by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development. The article outlines India’s evolving innovation trajectory within the emerging AI-driven technological era, emphasizing a strategy that balances global collaboration with national interests.
**Core Strategic Pillars**
India’s approach to Artificial Intelligence is defined by several key principles intended to align technological advancement with societal needs:
* **Human-Centric and Inclusive:** Prioritizing people-focused outcomes and ensuring broad accessibility.
* **Interoperable:** Designing systems that can work across different platforms and frameworks.
* **Sovereign Capability:** Building AI on a foundation of domestic strength and independent technological capacity.
* **Alignment with National Priorities:** Ensuring AI development serves the country’s specific socio-economic goals.
**Global and National Integration**
The policy highlights that while India is deeply integrated into global partnerships, its AI strategy remains firmly rooted in national priorities. The Prime Minister underscored these points via social media, noting that the country’s innovation story is intrinsically linked to international cooperation.
**Document Metadata**
* **Posted On:** 23 March 2026, 1:16 PM
* **Issuing Authority:** PIB Delhi, Prime Minister’s Office
* **Release ID:** 2243778
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* **Language Availability:** Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Manipuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, and Kannada.
* **Reference Handles:** @PMOIndia, @dpradhanbjp
Key Entities Referenced
India’s AI strategy: A human-centric, inclusive, and interoperable framework for Artificial Intelligence built on sovereign capability and global partnerships.
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan: Union Minister for Education and Skill Development who authored the article detailing India's evolving innovation story in the AI-driven technological era.
Shri Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India who endorsed and shared the vision for an AI approach aligned with national priorities.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister shares an article on India’s
approach to AI which is aligned with national
priorities
Posted On: 23 MAR 2026 1:16PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today shared an article authored by the Union Minister for Education
and Skill Development, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, which highlights India’s evolving innovation story in
the new AI-driven technological era.
The article emphasizes that India’s approach to Artificial Intelligence is deeply linked with global
partnerships while remaining firmly aligned with national priorities. It further underscores that India’s AI
strategy is clear, it is human-centric, inclusive, interoperable, and built on a foundation of sovereign
capability.
The Prime Minister wrote on X:
"Union Minister Shri @dpradhanbjp writes that in a new AI-driven technological era, India’s innovation
story is deeply linked with global partnerships.
He emphasises that India’s approach to AI, aligned with national priorities, is clear - human-centric,
inclusive, interoperable and sovereign in capability."
Union Minister Shri @dpradhanbjp writes that in a new AI-driven technological
era, India’s innovation story is deeply linked with global partnerships.
He emphasises that India’s approach to AI, aligned with national priorities, is
clear - human-centric, inclusive, interoperable… https://t.co/9gw4SCf6E1
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 23, 2026
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