Modi Pitches India as an AI Hub at International Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched India as a major hub for artificial intelligence, built at home and used worldwide.

Modi Pitches India as an AI Hub at International Summit
Photo of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seventh left, poses for photographs with chief executive officers of various AI groups during the AI Summit in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, by the Indian Prime Minister's Office via AP, OpenAI Ceo Sam Altman is eighth left, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is ninth left.

NEW DELHI, Feb. 22, 2026 (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched his country as a central player in the global artificial intelligence ecosystem, saying it aims to build technology at home while deploying it worldwide.

“Design and develop in India. Deliver to the world. Deliver to humanity,” Modi told a gathering of some world leaders, technology executives and policymakers at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

Modi’s remarks came as India — one of the fastest-growing digital markets — seeks to leverage its experience in building large-scale digital public infrastructure and to present itself as a cost-effective hub for AI innovation.

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