India is hosting a major global artificial intelligence summit in New Delhi this week, bringing together world leaders and top technology CEOs as the country seeks to attract greater investment in the fast-growing AI sector.
The India AI Impact Summit, which began on Monday, marks the first time the high-profile global gathering is being held in a developing nation. Indian officials say the event aims to amplify the perspectives of emerging economies in shaping global AI governance.
India has increasingly become a key destination for AI investment. Tech giants including Google, Microsoft, and Amazonhave collectively pledged about $68 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure investments in the country through 2030.
“The theme of the summit is … welfare for all, happiness for all, reflecting our shared commitment to harnessing Artificial Intelligence for human-centric progress,” India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X.
Prominent speakers at the summit include Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who is scheduled to speak on Thursday.
Modi will also appear alongside Emmanuel Macron during the French leader’s state visit to India, underscoring the summit’s diplomatic significance.
Large banners promoting the event many featuring Modi’s image have been displayed across central Delhi in a highly visible public relations campaign.
Although India has not yet developed a globally dominant frontier AI model to compete with those from the United States or China, policymakers are betting on large-scale AI deployment as the country’s competitive strength.
India’s Economic Survey, published last month, encouraged the government to prioritise “application-led innovation” instead of pursuing massive frontier-scale AI models.
That approach appears supported by rapid domestic adoption. By late 2025, India had become OpenAI’s largest user market, with more than 72 million daily ChatGPT users.
However, the surge in AI adoption also presents challenges. Analysts warn it could disrupt India’s $283 billion IT services industry. Investment bank Jefferies has projected that call centres could face a 50% revenue decline by 2030 due to automation driven by AI technologies.
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