India, Feb. 19 -- Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai had a delightful pause from artificial intelligence discussions to savour India's finest brews at the Bharat GI Coffee Lounge set up by DPIIT during the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.

"Wow!" Pichai exclaimed after tasting Bharat GI Coffee, adding with a smile, "Malabar Arabica is close to us," as he interacted with baristas and sampled different varieties. From Araku to Coorg, India's premium GI-tagged coffees found an unlikely spotlight amid high-level AI deliberations.

The lounge quickly turned into a convergence point of India's traditional strengths and technological ambitions - where GI products, UPI innovation and AI vision symbolically came together. The moment un...