In this screengrab from a video posted on Feb. 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, centre, joins hands with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, in New Delhi. In this screengrab from a video posted on Feb. 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, centre, joins hands with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, in New Delhi. Photo| PTIOpen AI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday reacted to a viral moment from the India AI Impact Summit, when he refused to hold the hands of rival and Anthropic chief Dario Amodei, while posing for a group photograph with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The tech giants, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, had gathered on stage after Modi's address at the summit. Pichai and Altman were standing on either side of Modi, who held their hands aloft and asked others to join in.

Source: Indian Express February 19, 2026 17:43 UTC