Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the India AI Impact Expo at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. He also visited different stalls at the Expo. Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State for Electronics and IT Jitin Prasada were also present on the occasion. The India AI Impact Expo 2026 is being held till 20th February, alongside the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam. The Expo will serve as a national demonstration of AI in action, where policy meets practice, innovation meets scale, and technology meets the everyday citizen.
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 commenced today marking the first time that a global convening of this scale on artificial intelligence is being organised in the Global South. On 19 February, Prime Minister Modi will deliver the inaugural address, setting the tone for global cooperation and India’s vision for inclusive and responsible AI. Artificial Intelligence AI is a key enabler of India’s development journey, strengthening governance and transforming public service delivery in alignment with the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047.
Our correspondent covering the event reports that spread across 10 arenas covering more than 70 thousand square metres, the Expo has brought together global technology firms, startups, academia and research institutions, Union Ministries, State Governments, and international partners. The Expo also features 13 country pavilions, showcasing international collaboration in the AI ecosystem. These include pavilions from Australia, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Serbia, Estonia, Tajikistan and Africa.
The Expo is hosting over 300 curated exhibition pavilions and live demonstrations, structured across three thematic chakras – People, Planet and Progress. The Expo is featuring over 600 high-potential startups, many of them building globally relevant and population-scale solutions. These startups will demonstrate working solutions that are already deployed in real-world settings.
