Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the world witnessed “Bharat’s remarkable capabilities” in artificial intelligence during the recently concluded AI Impact Summit 2026, describing it as a turning point in the global use of AI.
Addressing the 131st episode of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, the Prime Minister reflected on the AI Impact Summit held from February 16 to 20 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The summit brought together global leaders, industry experts, innovators and start-up representatives, and concluded with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, endorsed by 88 countries and international organisations.
“‘Mann Ki Baat’ is a powerful platform for highlighting the achievements of the country and her citizens. The country recently witnessed a similar such achievement during the Global AI Impact Summit held in Delhi. Leaders from many countries, industry leaders, innovators, and people associated with the Start-up sector came together at Bharat Mandapam for the AI Impact Summit. This summit proved to be a turning point in the trajectory of how the world will utilize the power of AI in the future,” he said.
“At the summit, I also had the opportunity to meet world leaders and Tech CEOs. At the AI summit exhibition, I showed myriad things to world leaders. I want to mention two things in particular. These two products at the summit greatly impressed leaders from around the world. The first product was at Amul’s booth. It explained how AI is helping us in the treatment of animals… and how farmers keep track of their dairy and animals with the help of 24×7 AI assistance.”
Highlighting the use of AI in preserving India’s civilisational heritage, the Prime Minister added: “The second product was related to our culture. Leaders from all over the world were amazed to see how, with the help of AI, we are preserving our ancient texts, our ancient knowledge, our manuscripts and adapting them in accordance with today’s generation.”
Referring to the display of the ancient medical text Sushruta Samhita, he explained the technological process demonstrated at the exhibition. “Sushrut Samhita was selected for display during the exhibition. In the first step, it was shown how, with the help of technology, we are improving the image quality of manuscripts and making them readable. In the second step, this image was converted into machine-readable text. In the next step, the machine-readable text was read by an AI avatar. And further, in the next step, we also demonstrated how, with the help of technology, this invaluable Indian knowledge can be translated into Indian and foreign languages. World leaders showed great interest in learning about India’s ancient knowledge through a modern avatar.”
The Prime Minister said the summit showcased India’s technological progress alongside its rich cultural heritage. “At this summit, the world got to see India’s amazing capabilities in the field of AI. During this period, India also launched three Made in India AI Models. This in itself has been the biggest AI summit ever. The enthusiasm and excitement of the youth pertaining to this summit was worth watching. I congratulate all the countrymen for the success of this summit.”
During the summit, India launched three indigenous AI models, including large language models developed by Sarvam AI, Gnani.ai’s Vachana text-to-speech model, and BharatGen’s Param2 17B multilingual foundational model.
The New Delhi Declaration adopted at the conclusion of the summit emphasised human-centric AI, global cooperation and ethical frameworks guided by the principle of “Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya” – welfare for all and happiness for all. The declaration called for enhanced international collaboration and multistakeholder engagement while respecting national sovereignty and promoting accessible, trustworthy AI systems.
PM Modi underlined that the AI Impact Summit had demonstrated both India’s innovation strength and its commitment to ensuring that emerging technologies serve humanity at large.
