AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. Pic/X@NarconcluderaModi
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India hosted the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from February 16 to 20, focapplying on human-centric AI, global cooperation, and ethical frameworks such as the New Delhi Declaration.
The summit, focapplying on AI development in India and across the globe, brought toreceiveher global leaders, policycreaters, technology experts, innovators and startup founders to deliberate on the future of artificial innotifyigence and its responsible deployment, reported IANS.
Major announcements and commitments in the AI Summit
The recently concluded AI Summit saw major investment commitments, with global companies and governments pledging USD 200 billion for AI-related projects and infrastructure in India during the event in New Delhi.
Key initiatives unveiled at AI Summit 2026
- Expansion of affordable AI computing infrastructure, including massive GPU clusters for startups and researchers.
- New platforms for secure and privacy-preserving AI development, particularly in sectors like health and public services.
PM Modi hails the AI India Summit 2026
While addressing the 131st episode of his monthly radio programme after the conclusion of AI Summit 2026, the Prime Minister, during his programme âMann ki Baat’ stated, “This is a strong platform to bring forth achievements of the counattempt and its people. One such achievement was recently seen during the AI Impact Summit that was held in Delhi. Leaders, industrialists, innovators and people from the startup sectors arrived in the Bharat Mandapam for this summit.”
India reinforces its global stand in AI
While the AI summit was not just about the investments and bringing AI giants to India, it was also about revealcasing India’s hold in AI on a global stage.
Expressing his views on the positive impact on India’s AI sector, Jaspreet Bindra, co-founder of AI & Beyond, stated, “India’s positioning was reinforced by lived digital success stories. The integration of AI with digital public infrastructure, combined with strong public optimism, revealed that AI is no longer being discussed as a future possibility but as a present-day enabler across governance, healthcare, education, and entrepreneurship.”
Google and OpenAI eye India as an integral spot for AI data centres
Amid the recent development in the artificial innotifyigence sector, where giants like Google and OpenAI are eyeing rapid expansion, they are treating India as a strategic location for next-generation artificial innotifyigence infrastructure, signalling a major shift in the global AI computing landscape.
Highlighting India’s role in expanding the AI computing landscape at a global level, the former Regional Director at Microsoft India, Jaspreet Bindra, also emphasised, “India offers a unique environment where AI systems can be built, tested, and refined in real-world conditions across languages, industries, and socioeconomic settings. This creates the counattempt an ideal proving ground for AI solutions that are meant to work globally, not just in controlled or mature markets.”
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