Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh met UK Minister for AI and Online Safety Kanishka Narayan on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to strengthen bilateral collaboration in synthetic intelligence, essential applied sciences, and innovation. The discussions superior the longstanding India-UK Science and Innovation Council framework, with its subsequent assembly set for April 2026 in India.
Both nations reviewed the April 2023 Research and Innovation Memorandum of
Understanding, fostering ties amongst companies, universities, analysis our bodies, startups, and
trade for sustainable development. Dr. Singh highlighted India’s Global Innovation Index climb
from 81st in 2015 to thirty eighth in 2025, pushed by scale, digital public infrastructure, startups, and analysis prowess, making it a first-rate international associate.
Key areas included telecom analysis, clear power, biotechnology, agriculture, ocean and
local weather science, superior supplies, manufacturing, and quantum applied sciences. Under
Department of Science and Technology-UK Research and Innovation telecom ties,
next-generation communication initiatives are underway. Industrial analysis helps web zero through superior manufacturing, renewable storage, and sustainable programs.
The India-UK Net Zero Innovation Partnership accelerates electrical mobility, hydrogen,
industrial decarbonization, and carbon seize, aligning with India’s inexperienced development targets.
Plans superior for a Research and Innovation Corridor linking startups, incubators, hubs,
and trade to spice up tech change and entrepreneurship.
India showcased flagship missions just like the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems, Quantum Technology Mission, Geospatial Mission, Electric Mobility initiatives, Deep Ocean Mission, and Biomanufacturing, providing partnership avenues. The assembly indicators a dedication to transform dialogue into outcomes forward of the April summit.