{"id":213658,"date":"2026-02-15T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/strategic-autonomy-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T04:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T09:10:09","slug":"strategic-autonomy-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/strategic-autonomy-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Autonomy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natstrat.org\/articledetail\/publications\/strategic-autonomy-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence-250.html\">Strategic Autonomy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natstrat.org\/articledetail\/publications\/strategic-autonomy-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence-250.html\">https:\/\/www.natstrat.org\/articledetail\/publications\/strategic-autonomy-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence-250.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-15 03:45:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.natstrat.org\">www.natstrat.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#273f7c\"><strong>Vijay Kumar Saraswat<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; Member, NITI Aayog and Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000080;\"><strong>In the age of AI, control of borders, military strength, and adequacy of natural resources are not the only parameters for strategic autonomy. It is determined by control over data and\u00a0 algorithms, computing infrastructure like data centers and the human skills to govern complex machine systems. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tStrategic autonomy traditionally is the ability of a nation to make independent decisions in areas such as security, economy, technology and diplomacy, free from undue external influence. However, in the 21st Century, this concept is being modified by the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI has become a foundational layer of national power that has the ability to influence military effectiveness, economic strength, governance capacity\u00a0 and societal resilience.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs a result, strategic autonomy in the age of AI extends beyond traditional priorities such as territorial defence and energy security. It now includes critical issues like data sovereignty, control over algorithms, access to computing infrastructures\u00a0 and the development of skilled human capital.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Why AI Matters for National Power?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAI functions as a general-purpose technology that has strategic implications comparable to those of energy or the internet. Its application extends to intelligence analysis, defence systems, logistics, cyber operations, public administration, finance, and healthcare. Nations that control AI ecosystems gain significant asymmetric advantages, including predictive governance, faster decision-making cycles, enhanced situational awareness, and the ability to scale innovation efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tUnlike conventional military or industrial assets, AI capabilities are cumulative and dependent on the implementation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natstrat.org\/articledetail\/publications\/strategic-autonomy-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence-250.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strategic Autonomy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence https:\/\/www.natstrat.org\/articledetail\/publications\/strategic-autonomy-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence-250.html Publish Date: 2026-02-15 03:45:00 Source Domain:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":213659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.natstrat.org\/upload\/news\/1771143433narendra-modi-ai-action-summit-paris-february-11-2025.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-213658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213658"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":213660,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213658\/revisions\/213660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}