Four Ways AI Is Being Used to Strengthen Democracies Worldwide

Democracy is colliding with the technologies of artificial intelligence. Judging from the audience reaction at the recent World Forum on Democracy in Strasbourg, the general expectation is that democracy will be the worse for it. We have another narrative. Yes, there are risks to democracy from AI, but there are also opportunities.

We have just published the book Rewiring Democracy: How AI will Transform Politics, Government, and Citizenship. In it, we take a clear-eyed view of how AI is undermining confidence in our information ecosystem, how the use of biased AI can harm constituents of democracies and how elected officials with authoritarian tendencies can use it to consolidate power. But we also give positive examples of how AI is transforming democratic governance and politics for the better…

November 25, 2025
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Canadian PM Carney To Visit India Early 2026 As Indo-Canada CEPA Talks Commence

India and Canada are accelerating diplomatic and economic engagement following Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s acceptance of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation for an early 2026 visit.This follows a bilateral meeting at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg where both leaders agreed to launch negotiations on a high-ambition Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)

November 24, 2025
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AI Takes Flight: India’s Next-Gen UAVs Redefine Warfare From Eyes In The Sky To Precision Strikes

India’s AI-powered UAVs are revolutionising warfare by integrating advanced surveillance, reconnaissance, and Kamikaze strike capabilities, marking a significant shift toward technological self-reliance in military operations.Surveillance And Reconnaissance FoundationIndia’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and private firms have developed long-endurance UAVs equipped with

November 24, 2025
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Japan Aims To Foster Innovation, Growth In Areas of Semiconductors, AI With India

Japan and India have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, particularly semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI), during a bilateral meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in South Africa. In this face-to-face meeting,Takaichi expressed her determination to

November 24, 2025
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PM Modi Meets Netherlands Prime Minsiter Dick Schoof On G20 Summit Sidelines

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Netherlands Prime Minister Dick Schoof on the sidelines of the G20 Summit held in Johannesburg on November 23, 2025.During their meeting, the leaders discussed the rapidly growing bilateral partnership between India and the Netherlands, focusing on key sectors such as water resources, innovation, technology, and energy. PM Modi emphasised the commitment of

November 24, 2025
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India’s Influence Evident In G20 Declaration As Leaders Unite Against Terrorism

India’s influence was strongly evident in the G20 South African Summit Leaders’ Declaration, reflecting key priorities from its 2023 G20 Presidency and amplifying Global South concerns.The declaration prominently condemned terrorism "in all its forms and manifestations," marking a firm global stance aligned with India’s push since the Pahalgam terror attack. This condemnation is regarded as one

November 23, 2025
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AI as Cyberattacker

From Anthropic:

In mid-September 2025, we detected suspicious activity that later investigation determined to be a highly sophisticated espionage campaign. The attackers used AI’s “agentic” capabilities to an unprecedented degree­—using AI not just as an advisor, but to execute the cyberattacks themselves.

The threat actor—­whom we assess with high confidence was a Chinese state-sponsored group—­manipulated our Claude Code tool into attempting infiltration into roughly thirty global targets and succeeded in a small number of cases. The operation targeted large tech companies, financial institutions, chemical manufacturing companies, and government agencies. We believe this is the first documented case of a large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention…

November 21, 2025
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