India strengthens AI & telecom partnership with UK, seeks support at ITU

New Delhi: India’s Minister of State for Communications, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, held a meeting with the UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Online Safety, Kanishka Narayan, here on Wednesday, reaffirming the growing depth of India-UK cooperation in telecommunications, digital innovation, and emerging technologies.

During the discussions on the sidelines of the AI Summit, the minister emphasised that India views artificial intelligence as central to the future of telecommunications. He noted that combining India’s scale with the United Kingdom’s research strengths can help shape global standards in AI-native networks, Open RAN, and 6G, ensuring that technology drives both growth and trust.