India, US discuss powering AI economy via energy, digital infrastructure
India, US discuss powering AI economy via energy, digital infrastructure The Consulate General of India in New York, in collaboration with ReNew and the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF), hosted a roundtable on 'US India Partnership Listen to This Article The Consulate General of India in New York, in collaboration with ReNew and the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF), hosted a roundtable on 'US India Partnership In a post on X, the Consulate said that the discussion brought together more than 40 participants from industry, academia, investment, government and civil society, and focused on strengthening cooperation in artificial intelligence, energy and digital infrastructure.
Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Santosh Kumar Sarangi, USISPF President and CEO Mukesh Aghi, World Bank Executive Director Neelkanth Mishra, ReNew Chairman and CEO Sumant Sinha and ReNew Co-founder Vaishali Nigam Sinha participated in the round table. The discussion focused on "Scaling data center and AI infrastructure investment across the US-India corridor", "Ensuring reliable, resilient power supply and grid readiness to meet AI-driven demand growth", "Mobilizing public, private, and blended capital for cross-border energy and digital infrastructure" and "Aligning policy, regulatory, and technology frameworks to accelerate bilateral cooperation".
A report titled "Powering the AI Age: India's Next Energy Export Opportunity" was also launched on the occasion. Also Read The roundtable came at a time as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called for greater cooperation among Global South countries to address rising geopolitical tensions, economic challenges, climate shocks and pressures on the multilateral system.
Why it matters
The dialogue aims to align US-India efforts on AI growth with reliable energy and digital networks, shaping global tech and climate policy.
