# From Safety to Impact: India’s AI Mission as a Blueprint for the Global Majority with Abhishek Singh

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Podcast: [Oxford Policy Pod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oxford-policy-pod-1217253)
Published: 2025-12-25T08:00:00+00:00
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Abhishek Singh is the CEO of the IndiaAI Mission and Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. A veteran of the 1995 Indian Administrative Services (IAS) batch and an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and Harvard Kennedy School, he has spearheaded some of the world’s largest digital transformations, including DigiLocker, the COVID-19 vaccination platform (CoWIN), and the Bhashini language interface. In this episode, Mr Singh speaks with Avinash Kothuri about India’s unique approach to AI, contrasting it with the regulatory models of the EU and the innovation-led model of the US. He details why India is moving the global AI discourse beyond the "Safety" focus of early summits toward an agenda of "Impact", focusing on the three pillars of People, Planet, and Progress ahead of the landmark 2026 AI Impact Summit . The conversation dives into the importance of infrastructure for all and shared compute, India’s green energy advantage for data centres, and the risks of becoming solely dependent on Western models. Mr Singh also argues for a global governance framework that prioritises responsible use over restrictive development. Grounded in 30 years of experience as a problem solver in the civil service, Mr Singh offers a roadmap for how the Global Majority countries can leverage AI for social empowerment—from agriculture advisories to healthcare access—while ensuring the benefits are democratised across diverse communities.

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