New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- If the opening day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 was defined by organization lapses and empty aisles, day two was dominated by a flurry of investment announcements that reframed the event as a high-stakes capital story-even as disappointment lingered among exhibitors over the quality of footfalls.

Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Indian private startups are projecting as much as $200 billion of investments in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure over the next two years, alongside $17 billion in deep-tech funding, driven by interest from global investors and companies participating in the Summit.

"As we go forward, the confidence that the world has on India is going to grow. The Big Tech firms are...