Kathmandu, Nov. 21 -- The Indian embassy in Kathmandu held a pre-summit event on Friday titled "AI for inclusive growth: Building Nepal's AI ready future" in partnership with the AI Association of Nepal.

The programme was recognised as an official pre-event for the AI Impact Summit scheduled to take place in New Delhi on February 19-20, 2026, according to the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.

More than 400 participants from startups, government bodies, business groups, the Robotics Association of Nepal, NAS IT, Fintech Alliance, academic institutions, think tanks and media attended.

Speaking at the event, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagdish Kharel highlighted Nepal's ongoing AI initiatives and said there was stron...