In early February 2026, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), under Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, formally announced the India AI Impact Summit 2026, to be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from February 16–21, 2026. The summit was envisioned as a follow-on to the Paris AI Action Summit (February 2025), with India stepping up as the next host of a major global AI governance event.

The India AI Impact Summit subsequently became a landmark global event: approximately 6 lakh in-person attendees and 9 lakh virtual viewers participated, representing delegations from over 100 countries and 20 international organisations. The India AI Impact Summit Declaration was endorsed by 92 countries. The New Delhi Frontier AI Impact Commitments were signed by 13 leading global and Indian AI model developers. Over $200 billion in AI-related investments were committed across infrastructure, foundation models, semiconductors, and applications. India also set a Guinness World Record for the 'Most pledges received for an AI responsibility campaign in 24 hours' — over 2.5 lakh validated pledges. Additionally, 20,000 new GPUs were announced for India's sovereign AI compute infrastructure.

Rajasthan Connection: Rajasthan's state government announced its own AI roadmap within this period, including plans to integrate AI into the Janaadhaar identity system, smart governance in Jaipur, and agri-tech applications for farmers in the Kota and Bikaner regions — aligning with national AI mission goals announced in the Union Budget 2026-27.