What happened
India proposed the Delhi Declaration to standardise international AI governance and data sharing. The framework expands the 15 February global AI commons proposal by defining rules for cross-border compute access. Simultaneously, the Reserve Bank of India authorised domestic banks to provide deal financing for AI infrastructure. The policy shift allows local lenders to participate in large-scale projects previously dominated by foreign private equity, following Blackstone’s recent infrastructure investment.
Why it matters
Local capital access increases for infrastructure architects and CFOs. Because domestic banks can now finance deals, firms can reduce reliance on foreign private equity. The Delhi Declaration establishes a compliance floor for cross-border data usage. The move follows the 1 February zero-tax policy and the 15 February AI commons proposal, marking a three-step pattern to centralise sovereign AI control. Therefore, regional operators must standardise data protocols to maintain market access.
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