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Calling for AI regulation to be thought through now, Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday said the technology or its growth need not be stifled, but waiting for an "accident" before acting would be "foolish." Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026, Mittal noted that governments and policymakers are struggling to keep pace with the speed of artificial intelligence and asserted that regulations need to be thought through now, before something goes wrong. Mittal said India is putting out a consultation paper on regulations, and guardrails around AI. He cited growing concern voiced by prominent global tech founders and instances of AI agents behaving unpredictably or running "rogue," and said: "it is not something that, we can take lightly." "So suddenly, you're seeing a scrambling around the government corridors, policymakers to say, how we can secure our nation when we introduce AI in every aspect of our lives," Mittal said. With people already using artificial
With India projected to become a USD 10 trillion economy, a global corporate strategy that overlooks this market risks missing a defining growth story of the next decade, according to Rajan Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman of Bharti Enterprises. Mittal noted that growth will increasingly be driven by co-creation and long-term partnerships. He was speaking at the UK-India Week 2026 during the session 'India's Growth Story: Building the Next Decade of UK-India Opportunity'. As India moves from a USD 4 trillion to a projected USD 10 trillion economy, any global corporate strategy that overlooks this market risks missing the defining growth story of the next decade, according to Mittal. Mittal believes that amid reshaping of the global order, India stands out as a rare bright spot of growth and stability. With strong domestic consumption, a young population, and rising manufacturing strength, India is becoming central to the global economy, he noted. According to him, the opportunity is .
BT Group on Monday said Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, and Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel, will join its board as non-independent non-executive directors with immediate effect. The move assumes significance in the light of 2024 announcement of telecom czar Mittal's conglomerate acquiring 24.5 per cent stake in BT Group for about USD 4 billion to become the single-largest shareholder in Britain's biggest broadband and mobile company. "BT Group announces that, with effect from today (15 September 2025), Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, and Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel Ltd, will join the Board of BT Group as non-independent non-executive directors," BT said. Mittal and Vittal will join the board pursuant to a "relationship agreement" as the nominated representatives of Bharti Televentures UK Ltd, a company established and wholly owned by Bharti ...