Gulf Cooperation Council has emerged as a key economic and strategic partner for India. India can share its expertise in developing cost-effective AI solutions tailored to local needs. Gulf countries have the financial resources and the willingness to invest heavily in technologies. By leveraging complementary strengths, India and the GCC can create a powerful AI alliance that drives innovation, solves regional challenges, and solves global challenges. The GCC recently adopted a Joint Action Plan 2024-2028 for cooperating in various sectors such as healthcare, security, transportation, agriculture, energy, and food security. It was also decided that other areas of cooperation will also be included in the Joint Action plan at later stages with mutually agreed-upon consensus. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar have made significant strides in embracing AI across various sectors. Other countries in the GCC, such as Kuwait, partnered with Microsoft in 2019 to upskill government officials in leveraging AI and digital technologies. Oman collaborated on AI projects for a Smart City Platform in 2020 to enhance traffic management, water efficiency, and waste management. This signifies that India has tremendous potential to cooperate with GCC countries and help them accelerate their AI adoption and application. It is also important to note that India, on the other hand, has madesignificant strides in establishing itself as a global AI powerhouse. In this regard, building on the growing strategic convergence, AI can further deepen the India-GCC partnership.