India, Feb. 20 -- The India AI Impact Summit 2026 held in New Delhi from February 16-20 at Bharat Mandapam was a major global AI event bringing together over 20 heads of state, 60+ ministers and 500+ leaders from government and tech to discuss AI governance, inclusive growth, sovereign infrastructure and ethical AI.

Key announcements included huge private investments in AI data centres, global commitments for responsible AI, and India's push to become a Global South AI hub with indigenous models, multilingual frameworks and expanded compute capacity, highlighting strategic partnerships and future-ready innovation.

News India formally joined the US-led Pax Silica initiative by signing the Pax Silica Declaration on the sidelines of the I...