New Delhi [India], February 16: On the sidelines of the landmark India-AI Impact Summit 2026, a high-level strategic dialogue titled "Shaping Resilient Futures in the Age of AI: Leadership for the Technology, Energy, and Security Transitions" will be convened on 17 February 2026 from 11:30 A
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran warns that AI's impact will depend on deliberate policy choices and must align with mass employability. At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, he called for urgent structural reforms, large-scale skilling, and stronger foundational education to add
Speaking at the AI Impact Summit, the minister underlined that the country's ambition is not just to be an AI consumer but an AI service provider to the world.
Harish Krishnan of Cisco Systems India highlighted at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 that AI is transforming social good and augmenting human skills. He emphasised Cisco's Krishi Mangal programme supporting 44,000 women farmers. The summit, running February 16-20 in New Delhi, focuses on
"Today we had a delegation from the UK, we have a delegation from France and Spain coming up and of course from other countries as well. There are a lot of private sectors from these countries also coming in and looking at Bengaluru as their hub for innovation. So it's very encouraging, a
"There is still debate on whether we are getting better with AI or not. I believe models are definitely getting better. You can see the change in the last six months. What you have seen today is remarkable. In the next three years, there are thousand X are coming in the AI sector," he sai
Speaking at the "Future of Employability and AI" session of the AI Impact Summit 2026, Bikhchandani said that AI is currently being deployed to improve efficiency and serve previously unviable market segments, rather than to replace human workers.
New Delhi [India], February 16: France is stepping up its strategic partnership with India in the fields of innovation, artificial intelligence and future technologies. The year 2026 marks the official launch of the India-France Year of Innovation by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Mumbai on Tuesday where he will meet French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders will inaugurate the India-France Year of Innovation 2026 as per an official statement from the Prime Minister's Office.
Nageswaran was speaking at the "Future of Employability and AI" session of the AI Impact Summit 2026, asserting that the change will not happen by accident but will require political will, state capacity, and national commitment to align technological adoption with mass employability. He