The US AI Diffusion Framework: Global and Indian Implications (Prateek Tripathi, Observer Research Foundation)

The growing technology war between the United States and China has led to a growth in export control restrictions across a wide range of critical and emerging technologies, starting with the US’s export control regulations on semiconductors in 2019 under the first Trump administration. The US Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Framework, announced in January 2025, is the latest attempt by the US government to curb China’s evolving prowess in the domain of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and is bound to have far-reaching consequences for both India and the world at large.

The US AI Diffusion Framework: Global and Indian Implications