OPSA releases Discussion Paper on “Enabling Cross-Border Data Interoperability for AI Systems” (September 2026) examining how India can enable trusted cross-border data use for AI while balancing data sovereignty, privacy, regulatory autonomy and innovation. It explores a risk-based framework centered on technical compatibility, accountability and institutional coordination, including differentiated approaches to data access, controlled processing, auditability and the use of model-to-data mechanisms for sensitive datasets.