India is announcing itself in the race to develop advanced artificial intelligence models this week, hosting one of the world’s biggest AI gatherings and positioning itself as the voice of the global South in a field long dominated by the US and China.
More than 250,000 participants are expected across the five-day India–AI Impact Summit at New Delhi’s 123-acre Bharat Mandapam complex, with leaders from 20 nations and ministerial delegations from over 45 countries in attendance. Tech chiefs including Sam Altman and Sundar Pichai are on the guest list alongside policymakers, investors and researchers.
