This refers to the Editorial “Intelligent summit” (February 24). While India has benefited greatly from the AI Impact Summit, its contribution to conducting the deliberations of the 118 participating nations and more than 5 lakh participants, which culminated in the Delhi Declaration endorsed by 88 nations, is equally notable.

The structure of the summit built on three guiding Sutras: People, Planet, and Progress and seven operational Chakras reflected India’s conviction that AI must serve developmental goals rather than narrow commercial interests.

Through the MANAV Vision, India reinforced the principle that AI must be lawful, accessible. valid and legitimate. The success of the summit has put India on a high pedestal from a user to a shaper of AI for all.

YG Chouksey

Pune

Trust issues

The ₹590-crore fraud involving IDFC First Bank and the Haryana government is more than an accounting discrepancy; it is a tremor in public confidence.

When forged cheques clear and internal controls falter, the common depositor wonders whether prudence is policy or merely paperwork. Even if termed “isolated,” such episodes ripple across the banking ecosystem, unsettling trust painstakingly built over decades.

Swift de-empanelment by the Haryana government and regulatory scrutiny are necessary first steps. Yet transparency, accountability, and systemic safeguards must follow. In banking, capital adequacy absorbs losses; credibility absorbs none. Rebuilding faith must now be the foremost balance-sheet priority.

Gopalaswamy J

Chennai

The tariff web

This refers to ‘SC ruling against Trump’s tariffs unlikely to mark end of trade policy chaos’ (February 24). Trump must be wondering as to how to come out of the global ‘tariff web’, which is his own creation. Since the latest SC’s verdict must have shown him his place, he’s already looking for ways to reimpose tariffs and regain lost ground.

But extensive damage has already been done to his worldwide image. However, one hopes for better sense now prevails upon him and he does not act/react in any hasty/reckless manner that culminates in scoring a ‘self-goal’ in the process.

Kumar Gupt

Panchkula (Haryana)

Published on February 24, 2026