Why Cybersecurity holds key to India’s AI strategy

As India prepares to host the India AI Impact Summit from Monday, February 16, it stands at a defining moment in its digital governance journey. India’s AI strategy is anchored in a clear principle: Artificial Intelligence must be safe, trusted, and accountable to serve as a foundation for inclusive and sustainable growth. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, AI is increasingly being deployed to enhance economic productivity, strengthen public service delivery, and deepen citizen-centric governance. At the same time, security by design has emerged as a core pillar of this strategy, recognising that as India’s digital footprint expands, so too does the responsibility to proactively safeguard cyberspace against evolving and sophisticated threats.