Press Briefing by HMIT Ashwani Vaishnav on AI Impact Summit 2026 l Day 5
20 Feb 2026 17:00h - 18:00h
Press Briefing by HMIT Ashwani Vaishnav on AI Impact Summit 2026 l Day 5
Summary
The AI Impact Summit 2026, chaired by Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, brought together virtually every major AI player, numerous startups and a massive student audience, showcasing the “phenomenal” quality of dialogue and the Indian Prime Minister’s “Manav AI” vision [1-4][5-6][9-10]. Over 2.5 lakh students participated, earning a Guinness World Record, while investment pledges exceeded $250 billion for infrastructure and $20 billion for deep-tech venture capital [11]. The summit’s declaration attracted more than 70 signatories, with expectations to surpass 80, and Vaishnaw asserted that all important AI nations have already signed [14-19][20-22].
Vaishnaw highlighted that the first phase of India’s AI Mission has already outperformed its targets, deploying 38,000 GPUs against a 10,000-GPU goal and delivering a bouquet of twelve multimodal foundational models and twelve AI-safety institutes [127-134]. He announced the launch of AI Mission 2.0, which will raise the bar on models, common compute and safety, and noted that numerous MOUs and collaborations signed during the summit constitute “real action” beyond the draft declaration [121-126]. The government also pledged to lay the foundation for a large semiconductor plant in Uttar Pradesh and to deepen the “Pax Silica” semiconductor supply-chain partnership, positioning India as a trusted global partner [44-45][163-165].
When asked about the voluntary nature of the frontier-AI commitment and the non-binding Delhi Declaration, Vaishnaw emphasized that extensive bilateral MOUs and consensus among major AI firms provide concrete implementation pathways [122-124][158-162]. He affirmed that the Synthetic-Generated-Content (SGI) regulations have been internationally accepted, with several countries seeking to align their data-protection frameworks with India’s model [230-238][242-244]. Emphasizing inclusive growth, he reiterated the goal of diffusing AI benefits to the “last person” in society, linking this to broader government programmes such as Jan Dhan and Swachh Bharat [144-152][155-156].
The minister concluded that the summit’s scale-over 100 countries, 45 ministerial delegations and 20 world leaders-demonstrates global confidence in India’s role in the emerging AI age [362-368]. He thanked the media, security agencies and all participants, and indicated that the forthcoming declaration will detail the agreed contours and next steps for the AI ecosystem [346-349][357-361]. Overall, the discussion underscored India’s ambition to lead AI development through sovereign models, robust governance and widespread stakeholder engagement, marking a pivotal moment in the nation’s AI trajectory [1].
Keypoints
Major discussion points
– Scale and international impact of the AI summit – The summit attracted “practically every major AI player in the world” and showcased thousands of startups, setting a Guinness World Record for student involvement and securing over $250 billion in infrastructure and $20 billion in VC investments [10-12]. A record number of countries signed the declaration, rising from 60 to over 80 signatories, with “all the major countries” already on board [14-19]. The event also featured high-level diplomatic participation, with 45 ministerial delegations and representatives from 100 countries [362-368].
– Progress of India’s AI Mission and roadmap for Mission 2.0 – The minister highlighted that the original targets of the AI Mission 1.0 have been met or exceeded: 38,000 GPUs deployed (goal was 10,000) and a portfolio of 12 multimodal foundational models built with limited resources [126-132]. Twelve AI-safety institutes are now operating, and the government is preparing a larger “AI Mission 2.0” to expand compute, models, and safety frameworks [120-134][125-128].
– Commitment to responsible, ethical AI and emerging guardrails – Questions about global guidelines were answered by stressing that the “frontier AI commitment” and the forthcoming “Delhi Declaration” are voluntary but backed by consensus among major AI players [88-90][158-162]. The Synthetic-Generated-Content (SGI) framework has been accepted internationally, and India is advancing a strong data-protection regime that other countries are looking to emulate [228-236][242-244].
– Development of a domestic semiconductor and compute ecosystem – The summit announced the laying of a new semiconductor plant in Uttar Pradesh and the upcoming commercial launch of a massive Micron facility [45]. The “Pax Silica” initiative was highlighted as a cornerstone for building a trusted, resilient semiconductor supply chain, with India positioned as a preferred partner for global chip designers [325-334][326-329].
– Focus on diffusion, inclusive growth, and Global-South participation – The minister repeatedly emphasized that AI benefits must reach “the last person” and cited India’s broader inclusive-growth programmes (Jan Dhan, Swachh Bharat, etc.) [144-152][155-158]. Significant representation from Global-South nations was noted, with a commitment to reflect their priorities in the joint declaration and to foster South-South collaboration [308-315]. Plans for AI education at school level were also mentioned, aiming to train millions of children [245-247].
Overall purpose / goal of the discussion
The session was designed to showcase the success of the AI Impact Summit, demonstrate India’s leadership in AI research, policy, and industry, and to communicate concrete follow-up actions – from investment pledges and the next-phase AI Mission to international agreements on responsible AI and the building of a domestic semiconductor ecosystem. It sought to reassure domestic and global stakeholders that India is a trusted partner for AI development, ethical governance, and inclusive diffusion.
Overall tone and its evolution
The tone began highly celebratory and proud, highlighting achievements, records, and international praise. As the Q&A progressed, the tone shifted to defensive and explanatory, addressing concerns about the binding nature of commitments, data protection, and implementation details. Throughout, the minister maintained an optimistic and forward-looking stance, concluding with gratitude toward partners and a reaffirmation of inclusive, collaborative growth. The progression moved from exuberant celebration to measured reassurance while retaining an overall positive and confident demeanor.
Speakers
– Ashwini Vaishnaw – Role/Title: Honorable Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India; Areas of expertise: Electronics, Information Technology, AI policy, semiconductor industry [S1][S2][S3]
– Audience – Role/Title: Various journalists, analysts, and members of the public; Areas of expertise: (not specified)
– Randhir Jaiswal – Role/Title: Official, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; Areas of expertise: International relations, diplomatic engagement [S7]
– Speaker 4 – Role/Title: Participant (questioner); Areas of expertise: (not specified)
– Speaker 1 – Role/Title: Moderator/Host of the AI Impact Summit session; Areas of expertise: (not specified)
Additional speakers:
– None identified beyond the speakers listed above.
Opening & Vision – Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw opened the AI Impact Summit 2026 by welcoming participants and presenting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Manav AI” vision – AI of the humans, by the humans, for the humans – stressing responsible and ethical AI. He highlighted the unprecedented youth presence (over 2.5 lakh students, a Guinness World Record) and noted that, despite attempts by the Congress party to disrupt the event, the exhibition “belongs to the youth” and was embraced enthusiastically [9-10][68-71]. He also invoked “Vixit Bharat”, calling for the participation of all 1.4 billion citizens [144-152].
Scale & Participation – The summit drew delegations from roughly 100 countries, 45 ministerial teams and 20 world leaders, figures reported by MEA Secretary Randhir Jaiswal [362-368]. Over 60 start-ups showcased innovations, and the Delhi Declaration already had more than 70 signatories, with the minister saying the expectation is to exceed 80 by the close of the event [14-19][20-22]. Investment pledges surpassed $250 billion for infrastructure and about $20 billion for deep-tech venture capital [11-12].
AI-Mission 1.0 Achievements – The first phase of India’s AI Mission now operates 38 000 GPUs, with an additional 20 000 slated for launch, bringing total capacity to roughly 58 000 [127-129][128-130]. A “bouquet” of twelve multimodal foundational models has been announced, of which three are already released and the remaining nine are scheduled for later in the year [131-134][132-134]. Twelve AI-safety institutes function in a networked mode, underscoring progress on governance alongside capability [120-134].
Policy & Infrastructure Announcements – The Synthetic-Generated-Content (SGI) amendments were presented as internationally accepted, with three countries expressing interest in aligning their data-protection frameworks with India’s [230-238][242-244]. The minister announced the laying of the foundation for a new semiconductor plant in Uttar Pradesh and the imminent commercial launch of a massive Micron facility described as “more than 10 cricket fields” in size [44-46][45]. The “Pax Silica” initiative was highlighted as a cornerstone for building a trusted, resilient semiconductor supply chain [325-334][326-329][68-70]. References were made to inclusive-growth programmes such as Jan Dhan, Swachh Bharat and Hargarh Nal Sejan [144-152][155-158].
AI-Mission 2.0 Outlook – Vaishnaw outlined Mission 2.0, which will expand GPU capacity to about 58 000, increase the portfolio of foundational models, and deepen the safety-institute network, positioning it “definitely bigger than AI-Mission 1.0” [121-126][125-128][129-134]. He also hinted at possible viability-gap funding for socially valuable AI projects [268-277][122-124].
Q&A Highlights – Journalists queried (a) the binding nature of the Delhi Declaration and international guardrails for responsible AI [68-71][88-90]; (b) enforcement of voluntary frontier-AI commitments [88-90]; (c) big-tech participation in public-service AI and related MOUs [262-264]; (d) the high cost of compute and chips and potential government support [268-277]; (e) the timeline for AGI, to which the minister gave a non-committal response and referred to Mission 2.0 [250-252][121-125]; (f) the next summit location (Switzerland) and prospects for additional editions [223-226]; (g) data-privacy concerns about OpenAI/ChatGPT and India’s data-protection framework, noting three countries seeking alignment [230-238][242-244]; (h) the overhaul of TRP guidelines for traditional media [223-226]; (i) Global-South priorities and the African Union’s role [362-368]; and (j) the legal framework for AI-related cyber-crime discussed in the session [223-226].
Closing Remarks – Vaishnaw thanked the media, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Delhi Police for their “tireless” effort [31-33][357-361]. Randhir Jaiswal concluded by acknowledging the diplomatic success of the summit and the forthcoming release of the Delhi Declaration text, which will detail the agreed-upon points [362-368].
Overall, the summit combined celebration of scale with forward-looking commitments to translate diplomatic goodwill, investment pledges and technical milestones into a sustainable, inclusive AI ecosystem for India and the broader Global South [362-368][325-334].
from the world. We had practically every major AI player in the world participating in large numbers. We had so many startups getting the opportunity to showcase their work. Overall, the quality of discussion was phenomenal. If you look at the ministerial dialogue, the leaders plenary, the main inauguration function, the summit, the quality of participation, the quality of dialogue was phenomenal. Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Manav AI, which is AI of the humans, by the humans, for the humans. I think that was very well accepted practically every major AI player in the world. The ministerial, which we had the bilateral, which… I and my colleague Sri Jitinji had. Everywhere, practically every minister resonated with this and everybody felt happy that we have brought the discussion about responsible and ethical AI to the forefront by involving two and a half lakh students in this entire journey.
We had a Guinness World Record for that involvement of the students. We also have a lot of investment pledges I was just asking Abhishekji and Krishnanji I think the number is growing each day so it’s already crossed 250 billion dollars for the infra -related investments and about 20 billion dollars for the VC deep tech investments which have been committed by investors. This is a very important sign for us. the numbers are important but what is important is the world has confidence on India’s role in the new AI age. That’s very very important for all of us because as we have seen there is always a always a need to bring out the talent that we have, bring out the energy that we have in front of the world so that the world recognizes that.
I would also like to share with you that the action summit, the previous one had about 60 signatories in the final declaration. We have already crossed 70. There are many ministers who are here and they are discussing with us. So I think by the time we close the summit tomorrow, we have, as you know, we have extended it by one more day. We believe that it will cross 80. All the major countries have already signed. If you feel that somebody has not signed, you need not speculate on that. All the important AI, people who matter in AI, they have all signed. We will be giving you the formal number tomorrow once the summit closes. That is the way it should be done.
That’s the right way of doing things. We also had many interesting episodes where I met a very young innovator today morning and even in the previous couple of days back also. Some very young people have done so much work in AI, which was very, very encouraging. Because if the youth sees that hope in this new world, the youth has that positivity. about this technology. We also found very strong endorsement of our policy of working on all the five layers and our focus on having a sovereign bouquet of models. The models which were released, I tell you, in every bilateral that I had with the industry leaders, they are really surprised at the quality of output with such few resources, with such the kind of resources which some of the frontier labs have at their disposal, and with such frugal resources our engineers and researchers have produced such good models which is what gives huge, huge endorsement to our efforts.
I would also like to thank all the team members. All the stakeholders, right from media, from the organizers, from ITPO, and special thanks to the MEA and Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi Police. for so much effort. They have tirelessly put in making this a grand success. Thank you everybody who participated in this. And also thanks to the youth who endorsed this, who took this so positively that whatever little effort that Congress made for trying to disrupt the summit was really, really, I mean, the youth very clearly said that this is their exhibition. It is the exhibition. This is the summit for the youth who want to make the best use of it. They don’t believe in the negative politics that Congress was trying to play.
We had some bad choices here, people coming into the exhibition, and we took immediate action against anybody who tried to demean the… demean the good work that is being done by our startups and by engineers, by our people who are working in the AI field. That is something that we are a very open -minded government. We believe in taking your feedback. We believe in working with you. We believe in the goal of Vixit Bharat, and that’s why we would like to tirelessly work with you for this goal, which our Prime Minister has given that vision for our entire country, and we have to do it together. This has to be done by all the 140 crore of our citizens who believe in this common goal of Vixit Bharat, and these are steps in that direction.
Friends, tomorrow we will be also laying the foundation for our next… …semiconductor plant here in Uttar Pradesh. I’ll invite all of you to join that ceremony also and on 28th we’ll start the commercial production from Micron facility and that will be one of the largest facilities that Micron has practically more than 10 cricket fields kind of facility it’s very large and that is going to be inaugurated on 28th so all these are steps very methodical step by step moving in the direction for creating that foundation which our Prime Minister is laying for the young generation for Vixit Bharat for all of you who are watching it on TV or social media our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji is laying the foundation for the country, which will be a developed nation by 2047.
I’ll take questions, and like in the past, we’ll follow the first row,
Thank you, sir. First of all, please identify yourself and your organization’s name before asking the question. And as sir has said, start from the left. Yes, please.
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What is the observation Prime Minister has given to you or indication? He has given to you. Sorry? Observation or indication that he has given to you about AI Impact Summit.
Next. Please.
Hi, this is Deepak Ajwani from Economic Times Digital Team. I have one simple ask. Have there been certain guidelines, guardrails that have been put together by all the countries that got represented yesterday on the stage? on effective, ethical, and responsible use of AI. Is there a paper that you can bring about maybe tomorrow where all of you have agreed that this is at least the first set of blueprint which can be iterative later? Thank you. Hi, sir. Shauvik from Mint. Sir, two questions. One is on the participation from big tech companies. Have there been conversations? The global tech companies. Have there been conversations with global tech companies in terms of the role that they will play in India as far as public services are concerned?
Because each of them spoke about AI and its role in public services. And secondly, the models that were launched under the AI mission, they’ve also been backed. Is there a takeaway from the summit in terms of where they go from here? Thank you. So, Oyeek from Money Control. So, just wanted to ask you, yesterday you had, you had the frontier AI commitments. So, the declaration will also come tomorrow. So the frontier AI commitment is voluntary in nature. The Delhi Declaration, I’m assuming, is non -binding. So how do we ensure that this does not remain on paper? How do we ensure implementation?
Can you repeat your question?
So I’m saying the frontier AI commitment is voluntary in nature, and the Delhi Declaration, whenever it comes, is non -binding. So how do we ensure that this does not remain on paper? Like the declarations, commitments made in the…
Anybody else on front row? Anyone? Okay, please.
Sir, Ashish from Business Standard. All of the three previous summits had a focus area when it came to the declarations. If you could share just one line on what would be our focus area when the declaration is signed.
Please. You are close? Yeah.
Hi, sir. Shubhan from the Economic Times. I understand that the declaration will be coming tomorrow, and as you mentioned, some 80 -odd countries will maybe… The list may be as high as… Now it’s 70, maybe up to 80. I just wonder… I wanted to understand, since some of the last… Some of the previous summits have seen significant difference of opinion in India, what were some of the areas where it was relatively easier to build consensus? and if possible, what were some of the areas where it took a little bit of time?
Next. Last.
Hi, sir. We look AI -ready globally, but my question would be for the last person standing in India, how far and how long it will take to reach to that one last person in India? How long will it take for AI to reach there? Very good question. Hi, sir. This is Lalit from Best Media Info. My question is, we have been seeing that traditional media sectors like TV, radio, print, they have been fighting for ad ex, for advertising revenue, while digital is scaling up. Is there any way that AI or any policy can actually help bring balance in this revenue share of advertisement? My second question would be, there has been a long -pending TRP guidelines overhaul that was formulated.
Normally, you know, it was meant to bring multi -agency system into the picture and removal of landing pages. We just want to know where or in what stage that guidelines are in, and can we expect the guidelines coming in anytime soon? Sir, I am Prashant from AsiaNet News. There were very good sessions in this summit. How do you wish to take down to the grassroots level how these sessions can help the lives of common man?
So, there are questions about where do we go from here? What will be the implementation? I’ll take all these questions one by one. I think, friends, the journey so far has been very meaningful, very methodical, starting from building the base and working through all the layers of the IC, and creating that foundational level of work. and now getting the entire world to come here, deliberate, interact with our industry. Now we’ll take the next level of our AI mission where we will be focusing and taking to a totally new level of models, a new level of common compute, new level of safety. We have so many collaborations agreed in the last few days, which is where I would like to address that point about paper versus real action.
Yes, there is lots and lots of real action, real MOUs, real understanding, which has happened in the past few days, where many of these things which concern us as well as the entire world will be working in a very collaborative manner. That is the… That is the real action which will come out of it. We will be very soon start working on the AI mission 2 .0, which will be definitely bigger than what it was in the AI mission 1 .0. Many of the goals we had set for ourselves in the mission 1 .0 are on the verge of getting completed and many of them have actually exceeded. We wanted about 10 ,000 GPUs. We have 38 ,000 already and another 20 ,000 very soon going to be launched.
We have foundational models. We were looking at two foundational models. We have a bouquet of 12 models and very multimodal, reasonably, I mean very well rated. We wanted to have an AI safety institute. We have now 12 institutes working on this in a network mode. So all these goals that we had set for ourselves are getting implemented very rapidly. So now we have to set bigger goals. And achieve them as a part of the AI mission 2 .0. our Honourable Prime Minister has always led from the front the vision Manav AI that he gave yesterday is something which everybody resonated everybody accepted in the ministerial dialogue, in the bilaterals everywhere people thought that first time they have heard a vision which is so compelling and it just cuts across every civilization every country this is meaningful for everybody every generation, every sector every country because ultimately it’s the humanity which matters the most and that’s why this vision resonated with everybody big tech participated very much in this same the participation of the startups and young innovators it was very good participation there is huge consensus on the declaration we just want to maximize the numbers we in India should be we are not going to be reading that effort.
It’s so natural to do it. And given the size of this summit which has happened, it’s natural to set a number so that the record is always here. So that’s why we are trying to maximize that in a very… In fact, Abhishek… Do a little more work. He was thinking he would take a day off. But no, he’s not going to get a day off. So do a little more work. Very important question which came is about diffusion, about the last person. How do we see the benefit? If you go there… rich countries, you will find that 5G is very patchy. It’s not very the way it is in our country. Vaisahi effort isme bhi lagayenge.
Aur isme bahut mehnat karni padhegi. And we are prepared to put that hard work, put that effort. Our Prime Minister keeps inspiring us that for us, we should not stop till the benefit reaches the last person in the society. That is our goal always. And we in BJP have always had this basic tenet as Antiyode. We believe in inclusive growth. And if you look at Honourable Prime Minister’s programs, each and every program, whether it is Jan Dhan, whether it is the Swachh Bharat, whether it is construction of toilets, whether it is Hargarh Nal Sejan, each and every program has been created and executed to bring the benefits. Thank you. We believe in inclusive growth as a basic political philosophy, and that’s why here also that same political philosophy will be reflected.
I have absolutely no doubt about it because this is a family in which inclusive growth is one of the most important tenets of our thought process. There are questions about guardrails. You might have seen the first major, first time all the big AI players came on the same stage and agreed. Voluntary is more like saying it, but of course we have discussed with them, and all of them have come to this consensus. Taking those first steps was very, very important, and I don’t want to… exaggerate this but if you ask any major policy leader in the world and I had so many meetings today each and everyone is surprised how we could pull together the entire AI industry coming forward and started openly.
Major major achievement and this kind of achievement shows how India can be leading the thought process. We also had Pax Silica today which is very important for us from the semiconductor industry perspective from resilient supply chain resilient value chain perspective and the fact that we are today seen whether in Europe or in Australia or in US or in Southeast Asia everywhere we are seen as a trusted country that itself speaks a lot about how our Prime Minister has conducted the foreign policy how our Prime Minister has developed that trust among the entire global every sector every moment every geography every part of the world we will Youth Congress I have already responded
next room just a second second room please we will come one by one yes please
MIBC related questions I will answer later today we will talk about AI mission we will talk about AI mission next time
Namaskar Sir Sir Sir Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. These are my two questions.
Anybody else?
Sejal Sharma from Hindustan Times.
Just a second. Yes, please. Who is asking? Second row? Yeah, please.
Congratulations on the declaration, sir. I just wanted to know, could you give us names of some of the countries that have signed the declaration already? Just a few. Not proper. Good evening, sir. I’m an independent journalist. I’m an independent journalist. So first, I want to know what are the outcomes from each of the seven working groups that were formed before the summit. Second, before the summit began, the Indian government focused on how India will lead the global south. How has that materialized during the summit? Has it materialized in form of bilateral conversations, any MOUs, any pacts being signed? And number three, today the SGI amendments are supposed to go into effect. We had all the big AI companies and big tech companies of the world here.
Has there been any discussion on that? Because the companies have been fairly critical, both off the record and on the record, about the compliance deadline as well as the three -year takedown window as well as some of the provenance -related specifics of the SGI amendments. Sir, Manas from the Times of India. Sir, has the objective of a technological framework been achieved? And how many countries are on board? And what is the reaction of the big tech? And there is that. And given the representation of the big tech companies, what is the government doing to ensure that we are not going to be the data and talent supplier?
Last in the second room, I think she’s about more sauce. Thank you.
Sir, Momita from PTI. I think everybody is curious to know the contours of the New Delhi Declaration. The focus and thrust, you know, rightly for India has been impact. The use cases and how it benefits the public. If you could just give us some color on what the New Delhi Declaration contours look like. Which are the areas where consensus has already been reached, where 70 countries are coming together and supporting those causes. And how would it benefit Indians?
Third room. Anybody in the third room? Okay. Please.
Momita from Outlook Business. Thank you. Yes. So I wanted to understand, recently French President mentioned about he urged India to be a part of the social media band for those under the age of 15. So has there been some sort of consensus that you reached with other countries about the same?
Anybody in third row? Okay. Please.
Hello, sir. Himanshu Desai from Rajasthan Patrika. Sir, so I wanted to ask, like, what role will…
Patrika se toh Hindi pe pushna chahiye. Mujhe bhi toh chance mile Hindi me jawab ne nahi ka.
Ji, bilkul. Sir, toh main yeh pushna chahta… Pachpang se padta ho Patrika. Sir, main yeh pushna chahta ho, jase aaj humne Dr. Mohan Yadav, Madhya Pradesh ke CM ki bhi briefing dekhi. So, matlab, like, state governments ka jo pura ka pura plan rahega, aur kaise government jo hai wo state governments ke saath mil kar kaam karegi? Like, agar hum specially…
State governments… Bawal chak. Bawal chak. Thank you. Thank you.
Hi, sir. Yaku Tali from DLU Hindi. Sir, my question to you is, what is the government doing about data protection? Because we are seeing OpenAI, ChatGPT and Microsoft are taking access to all the data. Yesterday, a notification was also sent in which it was said that you can now share your contacts and then reach out to your contacts. So, don’t you think that all the Indians are taking their data?
Hello, sir. Yes, right side.
Yes, among them. Anybody else on this thing? Third row? we are working with industry on that visheshkar jo colleges aur schools mein course curriculum banna hai usme industry ke inputs lagataar aare hai bhi aur jaisi wo final hota hai wo aapke saath share bhi karenge semiconductor ka bhi industry ke saath milke kia tha telecom ka bhi industry ke saath milke kia hai to iska bhi industry ke saath milke hi karenge jaisi ki ek relevant practical useful knowledge aasake industry ke liye state governments ko bahut closely isme participate karenge kyunki ultimately janjan tak paunchne ka madhiyam rajya sarkaron ke tarike se hi ho sakta hai sarvam karib karib har benchmark pe bakiyon se kharay utra hai aur khas kar jo open AI se bhi aur deep seek se bhi aur gemini ke pro model se bhi kai benchmark pe wo better hai aap chaho to uske jo unho ne drop kia on all the globally accepted parameters.
The new regulations of SGI have been accepted and everybody has told that this is a necessity of the country and many countries in the world are already talking about bringing regulations in this direction. In fact, many countries have congratulated India and have taken the first step. And in the coming time, many more countries will watermark this. And the main purpose of this is that Is it real content or synthetic content? That transparency is necessary so that you can decide for yourself whether to trust it or not. The second thing is also very important for us to know that the SGI has been accepted by the world. that the law and constitution in the society that is illegal, is also illegal in the online world.
What is illegal in the physical world is also illegal in the online world. It is a very natural constitutional mandate. So I didn’t get anyone who opposed it. If you get someone, then do reach me. The techno -legal framework is growing very fast. I have already given a statement on children’s protection. The data protection framework is very strong. In fact, I don’t want to take names, but three countries have said that they want to make their data protection framework equal to India’s data protection framework. Already, in today’s and tomorrow’s meetings, Aaj kal aur parso 3 din ki meeting mo Already 3 desho ne kaha ki Aapka template bahut achcha hai Isi tare ke kanun ko am bhi banana chahi Mythbusters ki baad Training ke saath hi chudegi Taaki kis tare se Koi bhi point ho, uska benefit kya se Abhi chalain Fourth row Left side se Anybody in fourth row Please
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Thank you, sir. Arundeep from The Hindu. So just one question. You’ve had the opportunity to interact with a lot of leaders in AI and world leaders on a range of subjects. Does the government of India, after this event, believe that AGI is coming in the next two years? What is the government’s position on that, clearly? And if so, are we prepared for that as a country? And I lied, I have another question. Second question is, the next summit is going to be held in Switzerland. But given the response to this edition, is this something that we might do again in the coming future?
Okay. Ajay.
Sir, the question is, what India has done in the UBI, what we have done in the UBI, democratization waha par kya? Kya hum koshish karenge AI mein? Aur is democratization ke is open source model ko puri duniya ne kis tarah se liya hai? Wo hum samajhna chahin. Thank you, sir.
Fourth row, anybody else? Highest, please.
Hi, good evening, sir. Ashmit from CNBC TV18. Firstly, congratulations on the largest ever AI summit. I had two questions, sir. Amongst the companies that were here, there were also the likes of NVIDIA, AMD. One concern, India is going for a data center build -out, as was evident from the large commitments that we’ve seen. The cost of compute, the cost of chips is something that constantly kept coming up in the conversations. Has that been discussed? And are there any material assurances, gains for India under the PAC silica arrangement? That’s one. Second, you spoke earlier about diffusion. I just want to get a little clarity as a part of the mission 2 .0 that you made a reference to.
A lot of these applications for AI for social purposes are the ROI may not be immediately available for the developer. In such a case, is the government willing to step in under Mission 2 .0 under some form of support or viability gap funding? Okay. Can I ask? Okay, I’m Surabhi from the Economic Times, sir. Two questions. One is I wanted to understand from you that when we launched the first version of the India AI mission from that time to now, I think a lot has changed in the AI ecosystem. So what are going to be the main focus areas of the next phase of the AI mission? Secondly, I know you want to talk about the declaration tomorrow and not today, but I wanted to understand that you’ve had meetings with the biggest names of AI as far as AI leaders are concerned.
What are some of the things, discussion points that have come up? What have been some of the asks that they have made to you and you have made to them as far as their contributions to India are concerned?
Mr. Roshan, no matter how many questions you ask, once you have answered them, fifth row, anybody? It’s less than two minutes.
Good evening, Mr. Minister. This is Arunodai Mukherjee from the BBC. I just wanted to understand and draw your attention to the U .S. delegation, which was here earlier today. They have very strongly rejected calls for global governance in AI. I wanted your response to that. And doesn’t that go against… what this entire summit was all about, charting a path which is a unified path towards global governance. How would you respond to that?
Yes. Thanks. Amrit Pal.
Minister, this is Amrit Pal from DD India. The IMF chief today said that while AI could lift global growth by a percentage point and help India achieve… What is… How is the government preparing to deal with that? My question to you is, in the face of rising deep fakes and sophisticated artificial intelligence misleading information, how does the government ensure the accountability without touching ease for doing the business for startups?
Backside. Brahma Prakash. Brahma Prakash, the way Zee News say. Thank you. Next. Yes, please.
So my question is related to the declaration. I do understand that you want to talk about it tomorrow, but if you could throw some light on whether there is some sort of consensus on demarking high -risk AI, or will that be left to national governments to decide and demark it? Thank you.
Yes, please, on the left side. Please pass on.
Sir, my question is in regards to the Global South. Since this was the first summit to be held in a Global South country, we saw significant representation. Africa, there was an Africa air village. So my question is, can we see, you know, Global South priorities in terms of how AI should be developed? Will they be reflected in the joint statement? And what, according to you, are the major takeaways for the broader Global South? And since Prime Minister Modi also, you know, he championed the inclusion of African Union during the G20 summit. Thank you.
Anyone else? Yes, please. Back side, one person is left.
Hi, sir. Jatin Grover from Mint. A couple of questions. I wanted to understand any discussions with the participating nations, maybe to create a G20 -like group, so that help us creating some sort of a binding agreements with the nations on the AI declarations. that’s one and till a few minutes back at the ATL conference you talked about having a legal framework to address the cyber crime basically arising from AI can you please elaborate more on that what kind of legal framework the government is looking at thank you
anybody else wants question otherwise we are closing ok ok
hi sir from the economic times this is about the 12 foundation models that the India AI mission is backing we launched 3 of them do you have visibility on when the rest of the 9 will be launched and also have you finalized the terms of the agreements with these companies on how much the government of India will be getting in terms of equity etc
last question at the back side
good evening sir I am Shreyas Bharadwaj from IIM Indore and IIT Indore I am an independent journalist but also a student of masterclasses of science and data science and management thank you for letting me speak so my question would be very open to any questions what has the government learnt in two aspects one, itte bade viman ko chalane ke liye bohat kuch challenges aayonge AI impact summit 2026 se government ne sapse zyada kya learning sikiye as a learner as a lifelong learner number two, tech me government ne sapse badi sikya liye is poore summit se that’s my question, thank you sir
ok, thank you very much UPSC me se kam the questions ma sabse pehle packed silica lunga that’s very important because see we are trying to create the complete ecosystem develop the complete ecosystem of semiconductor industry in our country to get the ecosystem it’s very important that all the major players, the major countries where the ecosystem currently resides should also support and encourage our journey That’s why it’s very, very important that we had the packed silica sign today. From all the discussions that we had, it very clearly emerged that the world looks at India as clearly a trusted partner for semiconductor supply chain, which means the way semiconductor industry will grow in our country in the coming years, that looks like a very important, it will emerge as a major sector.
It’s a very important sector that is very visible. Very clearly, it was evident from the discussions. Same thing will apply to… Do you know in 2026, the highest -paid people in industry are not MBAs or fancy degree holders. They are agentic… By now, I recall two meetings in which people are looking at reducing, power consumption at least 50%. and reducing cost significantly. Sometimes even some people even said that a fraction of the cost of the current chips. So that kind of innovation is happening. And India will be a big beneficiary of that innovation because we are starting our design and semiconductor journey at a point where we can use all the benefits that we know about AI and optimize our design of chips according to the new age.
We are not bound by the legacy of the past. We can actually make a new beginning, which is what we have challenged our startups in the Semicon 2 .0 where we want to have a series of deep tech startups designing chips. I’ve spoken about the next steps. I’ve spoken about education, democratization, diffusion, ROI. Yes, I believe that ROI will come from the application. Most of the enterprise… use cases which are visible here in large number. I think I read one story from one of the digital versions of one of the big channels where this point was also very clearly brought out that while people are mostly focusing on the consumer facing applications but the large number of enterprise solution providers who are participating in this exhibition, that’s very important both from the jobs perspective, from the IT industry’s health perspective and from the direction that India will be taking as a major player in the AI world going forward.
Yes, we have a comprehensive plan. Every sector, as we have maintained right from day one, every sector will be benefited by this. On cyber security, so many sessions have happened. We just inaugurated one research institute between Zscaler and Airtel, and many more such initiatives are going to happen in the coming time frame. The declaration will, when the text comes out, you’ll be able to see the contours of the declaration. Global South, of course, participated in large numbers and very interested in collaborating with us, and that level of trust is there. When the next models will be launched, we’ll keep sharing with you as we progress on that. We had committed one, we have done three.
So it’s like a good, it’s a journey which we’ll keep sharing with you. Learnings, many. One was very surprising learnings that when so many good things are happening, how one small thing can be highlighted so much, it’s a personal learning for me. It was also a learning for me that… It’s a learning for me. people who are in politics, they don’t even, some of the people are opposition, they don’t even understand what the youth today wants and they try to create things which really, I mean, it’s really sad in a way and funny in another way and unko kaun samja sakta hai, I don’t know. Many learnings are there. Here, we’ll use these learnings to improve all the future and this was a very large scale.
As I said, already five lakh plus visitors have already, we were just doing the estimate, I think actual number is about six, but we are just being very conservative, everything which is measured is what we would like to share with you. That kind of participation is there and in the end, I’d like to request MEA to because they have been very important partner for us. your role has been stellar. Delhi Police also I would like to thank. All the security participants who were present throughout this and all the friends of media, you played a very constructive role. A big round of applause for the media. Thank you, friends. Kandeer.
Thank you, sir. It has been a pleasure for us in the Ministry of External Affairs to work along with METI as Team India to put our best foot forward for the world. This event has been a success, may I say a grand success. We have heard world leaders who are here. We had 20 world leaders who attended this AI summit. In addition, we had 45 delegations represented at ministerial level from across the world. We also had 100 countries represented. Thank you.
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Event“The summit achieved a Guinness World Record for youth participation (over 2.5 lakh students).”
The press briefing notes that the summit achieved a Guinness World Record, confirming the record claim [S7].
“The summit drew delegations from more than 100 countries.”
Stakeholder statements mention representation of more than 100 countries at the summit [S74].
“20 world leaders attended the summit.”
The Ministry of External Affairs highlighted that 20 world leaders were present [S17].
“Investment pledges surpassed $250 billion for infrastructure.”
The press briefing reports over $250 billion in infrastructure investment pledges [S7].
“AI‑Mission 1.0 operates 38 000 GPUs with an additional 20 000 planned, bringing total capacity to roughly 58 000.”
Comments on AI Mission indicate India aims for a total of 50-60 000 GPUs, aligning with the reported target range [S86].
“AI‑Mission 2.0 will expand GPU capacity to about 58 000.”
The same source notes the goal of reaching 50-60 000 GPUs under the next phase of the mission [S86].
The speakers displayed strong convergence on the summit’s success, the scale of international participation, the transition from voluntary declarations to concrete MOUs, the progress and future direction of India’s AI Mission, the need for robust regulatory frameworks (SGI, data protection, guardrails), and the commitment to inclusive growth that reaches the last citizen. State governments and grassroots education were also identified as critical implementation partners.
High consensus – the alignment across ministries, the moderator, and audience questions indicates a unified policy stance, which enhances credibility for the Delhi Declaration, strengthens expectations of forthcoming investments, and signals a coordinated approach to AI governance, capacity building and inclusive diffusion.
The principal disagreements revolve around (i) the enforceability of voluntary AI commitments and the Delhi Declaration, (ii) concrete assurances on compute‑chip cost reductions and potential viability‑gap funding, (iii) the concrete focus, priorities and timeline of AI Mission 2.0 and its diffusion to the ‘last person’, (iv) the specificity and public availability of ethical guardrails and data‑protection mechanisms, and (v) expectations about near‑term AGI emergence. While all speakers share a common vision of positioning India as a global AI hub and promoting inclusive growth, they diverge on the mechanisms, legal bindingness and operational details needed to translate rhetoric into actionable outcomes.
The level of disagreement is moderate to high. It reflects substantive gaps between high‑level political messaging and the detailed policy instruments expected by stakeholders. If unresolved, these gaps could undermine confidence in the summit’s outcomes, delay implementation of commitments, and limit the perceived credibility of India’s AI governance framework.
The most impactful moments of the discussion were driven by Ashwini Vaishnaw’s articulation of a human‑centric AI vision, the demonstration of massive youth participation, and the announcement of concrete investment figures and the AI Mission 2.0 roadmap. These statements established a narrative of ethical leadership and technical self‑reliance, which in turn provoked probing questions from journalists about governance, enforceability of voluntary commitments, and geopolitical challenges. The back‑and‑forth between the minister’s high‑level assurances and the media’s demand for tangible policy documents created a turning point from celebratory rhetoric to a deeper examination of implementation mechanisms. Collectively, these key comments steered the conversation toward measurable targets, highlighted India’s emerging role in the global AI ecosystem, and framed the summit’s outcomes as both a diplomatic achievement and a roadmap for future action.
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