Raj Shekhar

#AI Regulation Fellow at ProductNation/iSPIRT

Let’s decide the future of AI, together @aipolex

[Raj Shekhar @RajShekhar004]

Thrilled to have steered this collaboration w/ @sangeetagupta29, @debjani_ghosh_ & @Ankitthe1

It has been an absolute honour serving @NASSCOM & @GoI_MeitY to drive the agenda for fostering #responsibleAI adoption at scale.

cc: @abhish18 @guptaaparna @SameepMehta3 @sagarshah21

[Ministry of Electronics & IT @GoI_MeitY]

Dear Entrepreneurs, here's a resource kit to leverage #AI to scale your business!

🪩 Responsible AI Hub

A collaboration between @NASSCOM and leading industry partners! Here are a few glimpses of its launch.

@abhish18 @debjani_ghosh_ @nasscom @GoI_MeitY

[ProductNation/iSPIRT @Product_nation]

#DEPA is not a departure from citizen empowerment. It is its next evolution.

As #AI transforms the value of data, we must move beyond treating individual consent as the sole instrument of empowerment and build architectures that enable privacy-preserving data collaboration, collective participation and equitable value creation.

DEPA for AI Training brings together established technologies and institutional frameworks to make this possible—extending data empowerment from individual data sharing to collective intelligence.

The ambition is clear: move from data governance to the governance of intelligence.

Read our latest piece on why DEPA matters for the future of the AI economy:

https://t.co/8Vr8QRaL1A

@sharads, @RajShekhar004, @harshitkacholia, Sunu Engineer

[Raisina Dialogue @raisinadialogue]

The #GlobalSouth has more leverage in the Artificial Intelligence race than it may realise.

From critical minerals and #semiconductor design to data and local-language #AI, countries such as #India and #Brazil are vital to the #AI value chain. The challenge is turning these strengths into influence over global standards.

Raj Shekhar & @VatsAntara explain how the Global South can shape AI’s future.

Read more on the Global South and AI rules 👉 https://t.co/MOXFGP0tBP

[ORF @orfonline]

A seat at the table is not enough. The #GlobalSouth must help write the rules of Artificial Intelligence.

Meaningful influence requires stronger representation in standards bodies, investment in homegrown #AI research and safety, and deeper South–South partnerships.

Raj Shekhar & @VatsAntara outline three ways to shape global AI standards. Read more on the Global South and AI rules 👉 https://t.co/O9NM8WXOJq

[Raisina Dialogue @raisinadialogue]

Who gets to set the rules for the future of Artificial Intelligence?

Global #AI standards shape technological and geopolitical power, yet the #GlobalSouth remains underrepresented in setting agendas and drafting rules. Greater participation is essential to protect digital sovereignty and ensure AI reflects diverse development priorities.

Raj Shekhar & @VatsAntara explore why the Global South must move from rule-taker to rule-maker. Read more on the Global South and AI rules 👉 https://t.co/MOXFGP0tBP

[Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI @PrinSciAdvOff]

The @PrinSciAdvOff, in collaboration with the @Product_nation Foundation and the Centre for Responsible AI (@iitmadras), convened a high-level roundtable on Techno-Legal Regulation for Responsible, Innovation-Aligned AI Governance on 22 December 2026, as an official pre-summit event to the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

Chaired by PSA Prof. @AjaySoodIISc, the discussions focused on India’s readiness to embed legal and regulatory principles into AI systems to ensure accountability, transparency, data privacy, and cybersecurity by design. The deliberations underscored the need for a standardised, lifecycle-based evaluation framework for responsible AI and will inform an upcoming OPSA white paper on techno-legal AI governance.

Read the full press release: https://t.co/Tt96XNkMK0

@kavitabha | @ravi_iitm | @ChagunBasha | @MeitYIndia | @IndiaAI | @iSPIRT_IN | @NitiAI | @IITMadras | @IITJodhpur | @NLUDelhi

[ORF America @ORFAmerica]

Highlights from the final meeting of our U.S.-India #AI Fellowship Program included visits to @StateDept, @CSETGeorgetown, and a briefing with DCM Namgya Khampa of @IndianEmbassyUS ⬇️

[ORF America @ORFAmerica]

📢 Our latest publication, edited by @andreas_kuehn and @AnulekhaNandi, offers a glimpse into how the next generation of thinkers and doers from both the United States and India view opportunities for cooperation on #AI. Check it out here: https://t.co/zoWgejNNly

[ProductNation/iSPIRT @Product_nation]

IMF recognises India as #GlobalLeader in fast payments!!! Time to celebrate but also focus on R&D as true leadership can only be via a product economy.

GOI has opened the door via RDI Fund. Pvt Sector now needs to step up. 🎥@sharads explains more @ https://t.co/o1DHVn8ny8

[ORF America @ORFAmerica]

Last week, the inaugural cohort of @orf_america and @orfonline’s U.S.-India #AI Fellowship Program met with @abhish18 to discuss key challenges and opportunities in #AI development, governance, and cross-cultural cooperation.

#RaisinaDialogue2025

[abhishek singh @abhish18]

A real enlightening interaction with the bright young minds from the cohort of US-India AI Fellows of @orfonline at the @raisinadialogue 2025.

@samirsaran

#RaisinaDialogue2025 #ArtificialIntelligence #IndiaAI

[Raisina Dialogue @raisinadialogue]

If #Washington enforces its new #AI export control policy, countries may be forced to realign partnerships to meet their development goals, potentially deprioritising #AI ethics and safety in the process: Raj Shekhar https://t.co/KAycuf4uJQ

[ORF America @ORFAmerica]

🆕 @Rajshekhar004 assesses how Washington's new #AI export control policy will impact international cooperation on responsible #AI governance: https://t.co/7QZJIA6UER

[Bhavish Aggarwal @bhash]

Announcing the @Krutrim AI lab today! https://t.co/DgzDEsVDiI

While we’ve been working on AI for a year, today we’re releasing our work to the open source community and also publishing a bunch of technical reports.
Our focus is on developing AI for India - to make AI better on Indian languages, data scarcity, cultural context etc. Here’s a list of models we’re releasing:

- Krutrim 2 and Krutrim 1 LLMs: While Krutrim 1 (India’s first LLM) was launched in Jan 24, it was a basic 7B model. We’re launching Krutrim 2 today as a much improved model. More here: https://t.co/LkZwiVpxhq
- Chitrarth 1: India’s first Vision Language Model built on top of Krutrim 1 capable of understanding images and documents. More here: https://t.co/3MuFVVyzSH
- Dhwani 1: India’s first Speech Language Model built on top of Krutrim 1 capable of tasks like Speech translations. More here: https://t.co/buoWsFRfUL
- Vyakhyarth 1: State of the art Indic Embedding model for use cases like Search and RAG. More here: https://t.co/gMq9Bk2oKG
- Krutrim Translate 1: State of the art text to text translation. More here: https://t.co/ZCvtMK5HyC

In addition, since there was no global benchmark for Indic performance, we’ve developed “BharatBench” and the technical report is here: https://t.co/kp4vJCqOhE

We’ve also published a bunch of technical reports and papers here: https://t.co/EoLFpwVvVd

Also announcing India’s first GB200 deployment in partnership with NVIDIA! Will be live by March and we will make it the largest supercomputer in India by end of year.

We’re nowhere close to global benchmarks yet but have made good progress in 1 year. And by open sourcing our models, we hope the entire Indian AI community collaborates to create a world class Indian AI ecosystem. We’re still learning to walk before we can run, hopefully within this year!

All our open source work here:

Web: https://t.co/yuBW8WbUcX
GitHub: https://t.co/BtlLcitwKt
Huggingface: https://t.co/lokN7oEclh

Also, announcing an investment of ₹2,000 Cr today into Krutrim and a commitment of ₹10,000 Cr by next year!

[Raj Shekhar @RajShekhar004]

I look forward to advancing meaningful dialogue at the crucial nexus of #AI and U.S.-India relations—as part of the inaugural cohort of the U.S.-India AI Fellowship Program, organised by @ORFAmerica and @orfonline.

cc: @nasscom @GoI_MeitY @OfficialINDIAai @abhish18 @MEAIndia

[ORF America @ORFAmerica]

📣 @ORFAmerica and @orfonline are delighted to announce the inaugural cohort of the U.S.-India #AI Fellowship Program.

Meet our 2024-25 Fellows: https://t.co/R2xovKldbV

[nasscom AI @nasscomai]

Unveiling the speakers of #nasscomAIConfluence2024!
Moderated by @nehaachaudhari, @sunil_abraham, Syed Ahmed, Tirthankar Choudhuri & Tanusree De speak at #paneldiscussion on "Responsible AI: A high-stakes issue for Enterprise."
🗓 : July 24, 2024
🔗: https://t.co/ASHHf2Zmu9

[nasscom AI @nasscomai]

📢 Excited to release our quick primer on the EU AI Act!
🌐 Read here: https://t.co/reIyQReI5s

The EU AI Act is set to shape global AI regulation. Businesses worldwide, including in India, must ramp up compliance to stay competitive in the EU market.🚀 #AI #EUAIAct #nasscomai

[nasscom AI @nasscomai]

🚀 #ResponsibleAI is crucial for building trust, hence organizational success.

✍️Read our latest blog on 10-actionable steps for organizations using #generativeAI to foster ethical advancement, written by Sundaraparipurnan Narayanan. 👇
🔗https://t.co/wWI5RWdvvq

#nasscomai

[nasscom @nasscom]

2023 has been the year of #AI democratization, #DeepTech fueling growth across sectors and India's technological rise in #BPM, ER&D and #GCC. It has also been the year for key policies that shaped the tech industry in India, from #DPDP act to National DeepTech #policy. India became the most credible voice of the global south with its magnificent #G20 Presidency marked by technology led societal and global developments. Take a look at the key trends that helped shape the tech industry in India in 2023.

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[nasscom @nasscom]

Charting the course for #ResponsibleAI (RAI) adoption in 2023, Industry leaders are doubling down on advanced #RAI tools with a focus on transparent #AI practices. While large enterprises are leading in matured RAI practices, #workforce development remains central as businesses with matured RAI practices commit to ongoing investments in sensitization and training.

🔗 https://t.co/lOzMFlnJH5

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[Raj Shekhar @RajShekhar004]

Global alignment on #AI regulation? Of course. So, what's the fuss about? – I discuss in my latest for @TOIOpinion – https://t.co/WIGJbK6H8F

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