New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam highlighted a major milestone for the nation's medical landscape, with deliberations centring on the future of AI-driven healthcare innovation.

The session saw Union Health Minister JP Nadda launch two landmark initiatives, SAHI (Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for India) and BODH (Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI).

The high-level panel included Punya Salila Srivastava, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW); Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Charge (OIC), WHO South-East Asia Region; and Manindra Agrawal, Director, IIT Kanpur.

Addressing the summit, Catharina Boehme commended India's digital health jou...