The AI Impact Summit 2026, held in New Delhi on February 16-20, concluded with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, marking a significant milestone in global cooperation on artificial intelligence.
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transformed India into a powerhouse in electronics over the past 11.5 years.
Speaking to reporters, Vaishnaw said that 86 countries and two international organisations have formalised and accepted the principle of 'Sarvanjana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaaya'. He emphasised that the entire world has accepted the human-centric AI vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi an
Speaking to reporters, Vaishnaw highlighted his feedback during his interactions with exhibitors of the AI Summit expo. He stated that all of them had condemned the act by the Indian Youth Congress.
"We also have a lot of investment pledges. I think the number is growing each day, it's already crossed USD 250 billion for the infra-related investments and about USD 20 billion for the VC deep tech investments that have been committed by investors. This is a very important sign for us.
Both leaders discussed ways to protect children on the internet. The Union Minister further emphasised "Norway's inclination in learning from the India Stack".
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
"Many countries are already moving to bring in regulations on SGI. Many have congratulated India on our approach. In fact, three countries have explicitly said they would like to make their framework like India's. Our template is 'bahut accha' (very good)," Vaishnaw said.
Noting that the world looks at India as a trusted partner for the semiconductor supply chain, Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that semiconductors will emerge as a major sector in the country, which will also gain from AI innovation.
"The youth very clearly said that this is their exhibition. It is the exhibition. This is the summit for the youth. The youth who want to make the best use of it. They don't believe in the negative politics that Congress was trying to play. We had some bad choices here. We took immediate
Speaking at a press conference in the national capital, Vaishnaw highlighted the international recognition for India's AI policy, which focuses on developing a sovereign bouquet of AI models across five layers.
Addressing the issue at the AI Summit, Indian Youth Congress National President Uday Bhanu Chib said that the youth of the country "will no longer remain silent."