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IBM and Sarvam partner to accelerate sovereign AI adoption in India

IT major IBM and Indian AI firm Sarvam on Friday announced a partnership to accelerate the development and adoption of sovereign Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies for the government and regulated enterprises in India. The partnership aims to demonstrate and pilot technologies tailored for central and state governments, public sector organisations and regulated industries, according to a company statement. The initiative will integrate IBM Sovereign Core, a software designed to enable control over data and governance, with Sarvam's sovereign AI stack, which features reasoning models and India-first language and voice AI trained locally from scratch. "Sovereign AI is not simply about where AI runs. It is about giving organisations control over how AI is governed, deployed, and operatedwe aim to help organisations operationalise sovereign AI and accelerate the journey from experimentation to production-scale outcomes," said Sriram Raghavan, General Manager, IBM Software, India

Sovereign AI's next challenge: Can India balance innovation and trust?

As India pushes to build sovereign AI, governance may become its biggest challenge. With deepfakes, accountability and public-sector use rising, policymakers must balance innovation with trust

Iran war highlights why India must rethink its energy dependencies

If there is one piece of advice India must take from Donald Trump, it is 'drill, baby, drill'

AI Impact Summit Day 4 wrap: India’s AI ambitions, policy vision, global tech consensus in focus

Day 4 of the India-AI Impact Summit in New Delhi focused on governance, investments, sovereign AI development, and global cooperation.

India AI Impact Summit 2026 Day 1 wrap: Key takeaways on jobs, sovereign AI and regulations

The India AI Impact Summit 2026 began on February 16 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

Foreign investors dump record Indian bonds as weak rupee erodes returns

The selling comes as the rupee tested a series of record lows against the dollar this month, eroding returns for foreigners

ADB commits up to $4.5 billion in annual sovereign loans for India

ADB President Masato Kanda has said the bank is ready to lend India up to $4.5 bn annually, with added private sector funding, to support clean energy, rural development, and Viksit Bharat 2047 goals

Digital sovereignty, focus on data centres: Ten trends to watch in 2025

The year 2025 will also see corporations leveraging AI models to reduce their environmental footprint, more recourse to alternative funding sources for startups

Struggling Maldives sovereign bond rallies as country vows to avoid default

Concerns that cash-strapped Maldives could become 1st country to default on Islamic sovereign debt had pushed bond - its only listed international fixed-income instrument - to a record low last month

Sustained fiscal deficit reduction positive for India's ratings: Fitch

Fitch Ratings said in a press statement that this dividend would help India in meeting the fiscal deficit target of 5.1 per cent of GDP for FY25

Climate spending may make emerging nations with high debt insolvent: Report

A further 19 developing countries lack the liquidity to meet the spending targets without help, though they would not approach default thresholds

India pitches for a rating upgrade with Moody's, questions methodology

A higher rating for India would mean the nation is less riskier, translating into lower interest rates on borrowings

UAPA's objective is to deal with activities against India's integrity: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said the main objective of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act is to make powers available for dealing with activities directed against the integrity and sovereignty of India. A bench of Justice M R Shah, Justice C T Ravikumar and Justice Sanjay Karol said pursuant to the recommendation of the Committee on National Integration and Regionalisation, appointed by the National Integration Council Act on whose recommendation the Constitution (Sixteenth Amendment) Act, 1963 was enacted, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) came into force. "It appears that the National Integration Council appointed a committee on National Integration and Regionalisation to look into, inter alia, the aspect of putting reasonable restrictions in the interests of sovereignty and integrity of India and thereafter the UAPA has been enacted. Therefore, the UAPA has been enacted to make powers available for dealing with the activities directed against integrity and ...

Global sovereign debt roundtable to be launched in Bengaluru on Feb 25

The Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable is all set to be launched in Bengaluru later this month on the sidelines of the G-20 finance track, will bring in key stakeholders to discuss issues that have been impeding a timely debt restructuring process, a top official of the International Monetary Fund said here. The Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable on February 25 will be co-chaired by the IMF, the World Bank and India, which is president of G-20 countries this year. This will be preceded by a virtual meeting on February 17. "It is basically to discuss issues that have been impeding reaching a timely debt restructuring process, and the lessons from the cases that we had in the recent past and come up with technical solutions to address these shortcomings," Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Director of the Strategy and Policy Review department at the IMF, told a group of reporters here on Tuesday. According to her, it is mainly about processes, about standards, about definitions of key issues, that wil

More than 10 US high-altitude balloons flew in our airspace: China

China on Monday said more than 10 US high-altitude balloons have flown in its airspace during the past year without its permission, following Washington's accusation that Beijing operates a fleet of surveillance balloons around the world. The Chinese allegation comes after the US shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon that had crossed from Alaska to South Carolina, sparking a new crisis in bilateral relations that have spiralled to their lowest level in decades. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details about the alleged US balloons, how they had been dealt with or whether they had government or military links. It is also common for US balloons to illegally enter the airspace of other countries," Wang said at a daily briefing. Since last year, US high-altitude balloons have illegally flown over China's airspace more than 10 times without the approval of Chinese authorities." Wang said the US should first reflect on itself and change course, rather than smear and

ADB approves $780 mn loan to expand Chennai's metro rail network

In 2021, ADB committed a record $4.6 billion in sovereign loans to India.

Climate debt-trap risks pushing vulnerable emerging markets to brink

Rising global borrowing costs are denting the finances of some of the most climate-vulnerable countries right when they most need money to fight the devastating impacts of global warming

RBI targets selling first batch of green bonds as early as December

Reserve Bank of India, the nation's debt manager, is preparing to sell its first ever batch of sovereign green bonds as early as next month, according to people with knowledge of the matter

Three-five-year gilts are attractive in current times, say experts

For tax-efficient exposure, go for target maturity funds maturing in 2026-2028

Risk to India's sovereign rating from external pressures limited: Fitch

Country relatively insulated from volatility due to limited reliance on external financing, says rating agency