India AI Impact Summit 2026 Opens in Delhi as First Major Global AI Summit in the Global South

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India's AI Impact Summit 2026 opened on February 16 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, running through February 20. The summit is the first major global AI governance and deployment event hosted in the Global South, with representatives from over 100 countries attending. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the event, which focuses on how countries can deploy AI at scale. India will present home-grown AI models at the summit, signaling the country's intent to position itself as both an AI gove