India AI Impact Summit 2026: What to expect
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 is underway at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, running from February 16-21.
With the summit expecting 250,000 visitors and leaders from 118 countries—including PM Modi, French President Macron, and UN chief Guterres—it's a major global tech event focused on "welfare for all, happiness of all."
India is going big on homegrown AI
India is going big on homegrown AI. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw talked about a "whole-of-nation" push to create affordable, scalable tech.
The new BharatGen Param2 model supports 22 Indian languages and aims to make AI more accessible.
Plus, startups and researchers have access at a very affordable rate to a boosted GPU pool—38,000 units onboarded, with another 20,000 planned.
Global tech giants are doubling down on India
Google is investing $15 billion in India's AI infrastructure and rolling out live speech-to-speech translation in 10 Indic languages.
Anthropic has opened an office in India. The focus: using AI for real-world problems like healthcare, farming, and climate change.
What's in it for you?
India wants to be a creator—not just a user—of core tech that shapes the future. The summit highlights data sovereignty and making sure everyone can access these tools.
With commitments such as Google's $15 billion investment and big names like Sundar Pichai attending, this summit could shape how young Indians work with—and benefit from—AI next.