Overview
- MeitY released the India AI Governance Guidelines on 5 November under the IndiaAI Mission, setting out a non-prescriptive framework to guide responsible growth.
- The blueprint proposes an AI Governance Group, a Technology Policy Expert Committee, and an AI Safety Institute to coordinate policy while leaving enforcement to sectoral regulators.
- The risk approach emphasizes proportional, evidence-led measures including voluntary mechanisms, graded liability, and a non-punitive AI incidents system.
- Nasscom welcomed the guidelines as balanced and innovation-centred, while commentators cast the approach as a participatory ‘third path’ between the EU and US models.
- Focus now shifts to operationalizing the Sutras and governance pillars with clear standards, accountability and capacity ahead of India’s AI Impact Summit in February 2026.