Xi offers AI help, Modi warns on minerals

Chinese President Xi Jinping ended his short trip to India on Sunday with an offer to help Brics members build open-source artificial intelligence (AI) and smart manufacturing. Summit host Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned against turning technology and critical minerals into economic weapons. Experts said the exchange captured the wider picture of the Brics summit. Two days of diplomacy produced a united front against US tariffs, sanctions and “America first” pressure, along with a joint declaration.