Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani addresses the CII Annual Business Summit 2026. (ANI Photo) Countries need to be self-sufficient in meeting their energy needs and to develop their digital infrastructure independently in today’s volatile geopolitical environment, according to Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group. Labeling energy and digital security as the ‘twin foundation of national power’, he added that supply chains across industries are now being redesigned around national interest. Earmarking AI as an important tool for future development, he said companies need to harness the new technology and use it to their benefit. “…not surprisingly, compute will now become the next control layer. Chips, clouds, and AI models are no longer just commercial assets. They are factors of national intelligence,” Adani said at the Confederation of Indian Industries’ Annual Business Summit held in New Delhi . “The next battle will not be fought only at our borders.…