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February 21, 2026 10:10 AM

PM Modi and UN Chief Guterres Discuss Human-Centric AI Vision on sidelines of India AI Impact Summit 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. Secretary-General Guterres congratulated Prime Minister Modi for organising the AI Impact Summit with the aim of democratising AI and making it human-centric. Prime Minister Modi appreciated the Secretary-General’s efforts in establishing an Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence and for his support to developing co...

February 20, 2026 1:26 PM

UN chief calls for global interoperability to mitigate AI fragmentation risks

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday cited AI fragmentation risks, calling for global interoperability standards for better outcomes at the ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026’ here. Guterres said that today, international cooperation is difficult. “Technological rivalry is growing. Without a common baseline, fragmentation wins, with different regions and different countries operating under incompatible policies and technical standards,” he warned. Addressing the Summit, he said th...

February 24, 2025 4:46 PM

Ukraine hosts EU leaders as US backing frays three years since invasion

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that countries must work to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, calling for a just and lasting peace on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion. "We must spare no effort to bring an end to this conflict, and achieve a just and lasting peace in line with the UN Charter, international law and General Assembly resolutions," he told the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. His remarks come ahead of a UN showdown on Ukraine lat...

October 22, 2024 9:04 AM

Putin to meet PM Modi & other leaders on sidelines of BRICS Summit: Russian presidential aide

On the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Russia's Kazan, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, TASS reported citing the Russian president's foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov. Speaking to reporters, Ushakov stated that the meetings will start on October 22. He said Putin will have a meeting with New Development Bank President Dilm...