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India Cannot Rent Its Way to AI Autonomy: Capability at Home Is the Only Seat at the Table

The September 23, 2026 Xi-Trump summit in Washington produced a limited AI package, including a dialogue on risks and a channel to notify AI incidents with national-security consequences, following the first round of AI talks between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on September 20. The summit dropped any mention of the 2024 Lima understanding on human control over…