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New Delhi Declaration: 89 Endorse AI Governance Roadmap

25 February 20261 min read
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSNew Delhi Declaration:89 Endorse AIGovernance Roadmap25 February 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The AI Impact Summit in New Delhi closed with 89 countries and international bodies backing a joint declaration on how AI should be built and governed.

Key facts

  • Nature: non-binding consensus roadmap for responsible, inclusive AI.
  • Motto: Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya, meaning welfare and happiness for all.

Core aim: bridging the AI divide

Computing capacity, data and expertise must not remain in the hands of a few rich economies; they should serve growth, social development, science and inclusive innovation.

Seven pillars (chakras)

Open access to AI resources; secure, trustworthy systems; skilling people; AI in science; social empowerment; durable infrastructure; cooperation among nations while sovereignty stays intact.

Exam angle

  • Endorsers: 89.
  • Status: non-binding.

Test yourself

1. How many countries and organisations endorsed the New Delhi Declaration at the AI Impact Summit 2026?

Eighty-nine countries and international organisations endorsed it.

2. What is the legal nature of the New Delhi Declaration (2026)?

It is a non-binding global roadmap for AI governance.

3. The New Delhi Declaration is structured around how many strategic pillars called chakras?

It has seven pillars, or chakras.