New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- In a strong push to position India as a global hub for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured full government support to Indian AI start-ups, describing them as the "co-architects of India's future" and urging them to build ethical, inclusive and globally competitive AI models rooted in Indian languages and values, a government release said.

Chairing a roundtable with leading Indian AI start-ups at his residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, the Prime Minister underlined that India must present a distinctive AI model to the world that is "Made in India, Made for the World.""India has immense capacity not just for innovation but also for large-scale...