India, Feb. 20 -- The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the defining technology of the 21st century has reshaped global power equations. Control over data, computing, and algorithms is rapidly becoming as consequential as control over energy or finance. Against this backdrop, the India led AI Impact Summit scheduled at New Delhi from 16-20 February 2026 is about to make a decisive shift in ways the AI will be conceptualised, governed, and deployed.

The unique feature of this summit is rooted in inclusion, and development outcomes rather than scale, dominance, or monopoly. India's intervention comes at a critical moment when the world enters in "AI Techade," where prevailing AI models remain concentrated in a handful of countri...