As India and other countries integrate AI into Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), they confront critical geopolitical challenges related to sovereignty, reducing dependency, and enabling global cooperation—while preserving openness and interoperability. Held alongside the India AI Impact Summit, this session will explore public-interest AI-DPI pathways beyond major power centric technology ecosystems. Drawing on global case studies and expert dialogue, it will examine geopolitical implications, distill lessons for the Global Majority, identify mechanisms for collaboration, and propose recommendations for DPI stakeholders and technology funders for 2026.