India, Feb. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

India AI Impact Summit 2026 witnessed a global meet of world leaders and Big Tech CEOs centred around the high level Opening Ceremony of the Summit at Bharat Mandapam. The ceremony was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The ceremony set the tone for the ongoing Summit's focus on responsible innovation, scientific advancement, and international collaboration in shaping the future of Artificial Intelligence.

Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology, positioned India's AI strategy as one rooted in democratisation, scale, and sovereignty. He outlined India's comprehensive approach across the five layers of the AI stack - applica...