New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- At the Global AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, framed artificial intelligence as a historic shift comparable to the discovery of fire, the creation of written language, and the arrival of wireless connectivity.

But the address moved beyond technological optimism. It focused on a deeper question: what kind of AI civilisation nations are building.

The centrepiece was the unveiling of India's MANAV vision: a framework that positions AI as a human governance challenge rather than a purely engineering one.The Prime Minister described AI as unprecedented in both speed and scale, arguing that the world is entering a phase where decisions made now will shape long-term societal outcomes...