The India AI Impact Summit 2026 marks an ambitious attempt to showcase India’s talent base and digital infrastructure. The prime minister’s vision for the Summit repeatedly highlighted the scale of the country’s digital public infrastructure and talent pool as foundations for an AI-driven future that balances innovation with responsibility. Several announcements — investment pledges from major corporations and collaborations between global AI firms and Indian technology companies — reinforce this ambition. India’s position as an AI power or market does not depend on cutting-edge technology, infrastructure or personnel expertise alone. Instead of brushing it under the carpet, lessons must be learnt from this slip and accountability demanded for the lapses.

Source: The Telegraph February 20, 2026 08:45 UTC