The India AI Impact Summit 2026 concluded with a landmark global declaration and major investment commitments aimed at shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Held from 16-21 February 2026, the event drew approximately 6 lakh in-person attendees and over 9 lakh cumulative views throug
"Prime Minister Carney will first visit Mumbai, then New Delhi, India, where he will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The leaders will focus on elevating and expanding the Canada-India relationship, with ambitious new partnerships in trade, energy, technology and artificial intelli
Investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep tech sectors are gaining strong momentum in India, with AI's share in venture capital (VC) funding rising to about 12 per cent from under 5 per cent in 2020, according to a report by India Deep Tech Alliance.
Vaishnaw said there "very strong endorsement" of the government's strategy of working across five layers of the AI stack and building a "sovereign bouquet of models". Industry leaders, he said, were surprised at the quality of models developed by Indian engineers and researchers despite l
Addressing the AI Impact Summit 2026, Busch drew parallels between Sweden's strategic AI push and India's large-scale digital ambitions, underscoring the potential for deeper collaboration between the two countries.
Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, met with the CEO of Google and Alphabet at the India AI Summit 2026. Both leaders discussed investments in AI, research and collaborations for framing AI standards.
India's information technology (IT) sector, long perceived as a potential casualty of the artificial intelligence disruption, may instead be emerging as a structural beneficiary of the AI transition, according to a recent report by Jefferies.
Sharing the video of Dubai's Burj Khalifa on X, the Indian Embassy in the UAE said, "The world's tallest building celebrates India AI Impact Summit2026! The iconic Burj Khalifa shines bright for the India AI Impact Summit 2026. A powerful symbol of the growing India-UAE partnership in tec
He stated that the nation needs defined budgets and should increase those budgets by at least double those of other countries so that India remains in the AI race. He noted, "We need to increase our budgets by at least double those of other countries, so that we are in the AI race."
Vembu said that the current trend in India is to focus on models that use fewer resources. He stated, "I think we are investing in lot of the smaller models. Those should be unglamorous right now, but they get the job done." He mentioned the startup Sarvam as an example of a company alrea
India is expecting more than USD 200 billion in investments over the next two years, Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said while speaking to ANI at the India AI Impact Summit, highlighting strong global interest in the country's AI and deep tech ecosystem.