Prime Minister Modi said India and Indonesia have signed an agreement to strengthen supply chains for critical minerals and steel.

NATO Secretary-General Rutte said NATO invested $37 bln over the past year to strengthen its defense-industrial base.

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will publish two outputs at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai (July 17-20), the agency said at a July 7 press briefing. The releases are: a third annual case collection China Smart·Benefit World, compiling Chinese AI+ projects and practices across more than 20 countries in agriculture, industry, energy and research; and an Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Development Action Plan covering eight areas—including broader access to computing capacity, open-source ecosystem sharing, AI-enabled applications and security-governance cooperation—aimed at strengthening international communication on technology innovation, industrial application and safety governance.