India AI Impact Summit 2026 Witnessed Extensive Participation of Public, with approximately 6 Lakh Attendees in Person

• India-AI Impact Summit 2026 held 16–21 February 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi; first time the global AI summit series took place in India.
• Theme: "Democratizing AI, Bridging the AI Divide"; anchored on three pillars — People, Planet, Progress.
• Continuation of the AI Safety/Action Summit series (Bletchley Park 2023 → Seoul 2024 → Paris 2025 → New Delhi 2026); positions India as a norm-setter in global AI governance — high salience for GS-II (IR) and GS-III (S&T).
• Drew ~6 lakh in-person attendees + 9 lakh virtual views; 92 countries/IOs endorsed the Declaration.