Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Jaishankar Sees Decades of Growth and ‘AI for Humanity’
S. Jaishankar said he believes India can keep growing quickly for many years.
He said India’s population is one reason it can do this.
He argued that India does not have to copy older ways of building industries.
Jaishankar also described an approach to artificial intelligence that should help people and be affordable.
He said AI needs safety rules and should not be governed only by businesses.
He pointed to BRICS as a group that more countries want to join.
He said the group needs to develop a deeper agenda as it grows.
The article also says the BRICS Summit took place in New Delhi on September 12 and 13.
S. Jaishankar said India has decades of high economic growth ahead, supported by its demographics.
He argued India can pursue contemporary development approaches rather than follow traditional industrialisation models.
Jaishankar described India’s AI vision as making the technology accessible, affordable and useful for social needs.
He said AI safety and security require policy oversight and should not be left solely to the market.
He cited BRICS’ expanded membership and interest from other countries as signs of demand for broader diplomatic engagement.
- Who
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
- What
- He discussed India’s growth prospects, its approach to AI, and the expanding role of BRICS.
- When
- At the Munich Leaders Meeting; the article does not specify its date. It says the BRICS Summit was held September 12–13.
- Where
- The remarks were made at the Munich Leaders Meeting. The BRICS Summit mentioned in the article was held in New Delhi.
- Why
- Jaishankar was responding to questions about India’s future global standing and discussing technology governance and international diplomacy.
- Speaker
- S. Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister
- Economic outlook
- Jaishankar said India has decades of high growth ahead.
- AI approach
- He described a vision of AI that is accessible, affordable and directed toward socioeconomic needs.
- AI governance
- He said safety and security concerns make policy oversight necessary.
- BRICS membership
- Jaishankar said the group had doubled its membership and could have quadrupled it.
- BRICS Summit
- The article says it was held in New Delhi on September 12–13 under India’s chairship.
- Summit theme
- “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.”