India, Feb. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, on 19th February. Addressing the gathering, Modi said that the world's largest and historic AI Impact Summit is taking place in India, which represents one-sixth of humanity.

He said that India has the world's largest youth population, the largest tech talent pool and a rich technology-enabled ecosystem. He said that India not only creates new technologies but also adopts them at an unprecedented pace.

The Prime Minister said that 14 crore Indians are keen to adopt new technologies, and on his behalf, he extended a warm welcome to the Heads of State, leaders of the global AI ecosystem and innovators participating i...