Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Hyderabad House in New Delhi ahead of Pichai’s keynote address at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled for February 20.The Prime Minister’s Office later shared highlights from the meeting on its official YouTube channel, offering glimpses of their discussion.Pichai, who arrived in India earlier this week, expressed his gratitude for the warm reception.In a post on X, he wrote that it was “Nice to be back in India for the AI Impact Summit – a very warm welcome as always and the papers looked great too.”The India AI Impact Summit 2026, being held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from February 16 to 20, has drawn policymakers, industry leaders, academicians, innovators, and civil society representatives from around the world. The event serves as a platform to deliberate on advancing global cooperation in artificial intelligence.Significantly, this is the first major global AI summit hosted in the Global South. The conference aligns with India’s vision of “Sarvajana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaya” — welfare and happiness for all — and the broader global principle of “AI for Humanity.”More than 110 countries and 30 international organisations are participating in the summit, including around 20 Heads of State or Government and approximately 45 ministers. This extensive participation underscores the growing momentum for international collaboration on the responsible development and deployment of AI.
