Tech experts at the India AI Impact Expo 2026 in New Delhi said India and China hold vast potential for cooperation across multiple fields, stressing that collaboration could drive future development.
India and China have huge potential for cooperation in many fields, and the collaboration will foster development, said tech experts in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) on the sidelines of the ongoing expo in New Delhi.
Microsoft's vice chair and president Brad Smith said India and China have significant scope for cooperation in technology, the economy and other sectors.
"There's lots of differences in the world, but there's not an excess of capital, there's not an excess of investment, there's not an excess of compute. There's not an excess of innovation. I think there's a lot that we can look forward to together," he said.
Irakli Beridze, head of center for artificial intelligence and robotics at United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) called for more efforts to push forward cooperation, especially in the AI sector.
"I think that collaboration is very much needed on every level and everywhere in the world. And I'm really hoping that collaboration on the beneficial use of artificial intelligence will be a key aspect of our prosperity in the future," he said.
The five-day "India AI Impact Expo 2026" is attended by 20 heads of state, 60 ministers, and 500 global AI leaders.
Tech experts highlight India-China cooperation potential at AI Impact Expo 2026
The latest round of trilateral talks on Ukraine ended Wednesday in Geneva without progress on territorial disputes or security guarantees, highlighting unresolved core issues in the Russia‑Ukraine conflict, said a European foreign policy expert in Berlin.
The two‑day talks among Ukraine, the United States, and Russia, the third round of trilateral negotiations this year, concluded with no breakthrough on key issues.
Jana Puglierin, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), said Ukraine is facing intense pressure over territory issues, a factor that keeps the conflict's core disputes unresolved.
"There is a lot of pressure on Ukraine, including from Washington, to do so (making territorial concessions). There are territorial issues that remain unresolved, and another major issue is the question of security guarantees," said Puglierin.
She said that the Russia-Ukraine conflict exposes Europe's vulnerability after relying on U.S. security guarantees for a long term, and Europe needs to formulate long-term plans to enhance its own strategic autonomy.
"And it must continue that the Europeans make it clear that any decision regarding the final stage of the conflict in Ukraine can only take place with Europe's consent, because it concerns fundamental issues of European security. That is to say, the Europeans have repeatedly made it clear that if they are not at the negotiation table, they are not prepared to accept certain decisions that directly affect them and are made without their involvement," she said.
Latest trilateral talks on Ukraine end without progress on core issues: expert
