India, Feb. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for the democratisation of artificial intelligence and a human-centric global governance framework at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, urging nations to ensure that humans and intelligent systems "co-create, co-work and co-evolve" under transparent and open standards.

Addressing more than 200,000 participants at what organisers described as the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South, Modi positioned India as both a representative voice of developing nations and a technology producer seeking to shape global norms.

"Hosting this summit is not only a matter of pride for India but also for the Global South," Modi said. "One-sixth of humanity is represe...