PM Modi Welcomes World Leaders at Bharat Mandapam for AI Impact Summit 2026

• India hosts the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from February 16-20.
• French President Emmanuel Macron, Spanish President Pedro Sánchez, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai attended.
• PM Modi and President Macron launched the India-France Year of Innovation 2026.
• Macron emphasized France's commitment to partnering with India in innovation and announced an Innovation Day.
• The summit, the first major global AI event in the Global South, features 12 indigenous foundation models in 22 Indian languages.