India, Feb. 16 -- The Indian AI startup ecosystem is buzzing with energy and anticipation. Global AI leaders like Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and Anthropic's Dario Amodei are expected to visit India this week to attend the India AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled to take place from February 16 to 20.

While this star-studded lineup underscores India's rising AI stature, the government is matching the ambition with action.

Earlier this month, IndiaAI Mission CEO Abhishek Singh shared an audacious target of reaching 100 Mn users, backed by thousands of deployed GPUs and the development of domestic foundation models. In effect, the Centre aims to build AI as a citizen-facing digital infrastructure measured by adoption and r...