US Pushes AI Sovereignty & Exports at India AI Summit, Unveils New Initiatives

• The US presented a strategy at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to strengthen global AI partnerships, focusing on sovereignty, adoption, and American AI technology exports.
• Michael Kratsios led the US delegation, emphasizing America's AI leadership and commitment to helping partner nations accelerate adoption while maintaining technological control.
• Kratsios advocated for strategic autonomy with rapid AI deployment, rejecting centralized oversight and global governance mechanisms for AI.
• New initiatives under the American AI Exports Program include the National Champions Initiative, US Tech Corps, and a World Bank fund to overcome financial barriers to AI adoption.
• The Commerce Department's NIST/CAISI AI Agent Standards Initiative will support interoperable and secure standards for agentic AI systems.