Xi Jinping's New AI Bloc: China Launches World AI Body WAICO With Pakistan & Russia — India Left Out

On July 16, China launched WAICO, a new intergovernmental body meant to govern AI globally. Twenty-nine countries signed on, including Pakistan, Russia and every founding BRICS nation -but India stayed out, and so did the US. Shreya Chandra explains what WAICO is and why it matters. #WAICO #XiJinping #AIgovernance #IndiaChina #SovereignAI #BRICS #ChinaPakistan #KimiK3 #GeopoliticsExplained #AxisDesk 00:00 China Launches WAICO, India Stays Away 00:57 The Shanghai Summit & India's Empty Chair 01:44 What Is WAICO & Why Was It Created? 02:35 Who Joined WAICO? The India-Sized Gap 03:15 China's AI Bloc vs America's Pax Silica 04:17 Why India Chose to Skip WAICO 05:11 The Global AI Standards Battle 05:58 India's AI Challenge & The Bigger Takeaway AXIS is where the world is explained through India’s lens. For decades, global narratives have been shaped by Western media... told through Washington, London or Beijing. But as India rises as a major economic, military and diplomatic power, why should others define the world for us? Why shouldn’t India shape its own voice, own perspective, and own narrative? That’s where AXIS comes in. We decode global power shifts, wars and conflicts, the India-China rivalry, Pakistan, West Asia, oil shocks, trade battles and neighbourhood politics - with one key question: What does this mean for India and for you? As India rises, so should its share of voice! Subscribe To AXIS - The World Through INDIA'S LENS. #India #Geopolitics #China #Pakistan #Bangladesh #WorldNews #Defence #IndianArmy #Indian Navy #IAF #TimesAXIS #TOI