In a mega-election year that is seeing over 50 countries and half the world's population vote for new governments, generative AI, like deepfakes, is emerging as a major challenge. This is one of the issues that the visiting Lord Mayor of London, Michael Mainelli is expected to discuss as he visits India. Both India and the UK are also election-bound. Maha Siddiqui speaks to the Lord Mayor of London on this issue as well as trade, finance, and green tech.