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COVER STORY

during the COVID-19 pandemic. This demon-
strated India’s technological capabilities to the
world. All these initiatives provided the data, The AI Impact Summit
digital infrastructure, and technical confidence 2026 showcased India’s
necessary for AI. The government announced
major investments in promoting AI research, remarkable capabilities
startups, and infrastructure through the “India in the field of AI to the
AI Mission.” This initiative integrated this into skill world. India also launched
development, fostered the startup ecosystem, three Made in India AI
and emphasized developing AI models that take
into account India’s diverse languages, ensuring models. This was the
technology is not limited to English. The Indian largest AI summit of its
government emphasizes responsible and ethical kind to date
AI, which includes data security, transparency,
accountability, and protecting citizens’ privacy.
The transformative power of science and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
technology is crucial, and therefore, it must be
ethical and inclusive. Today, AI is being used ev-
erywhere, from retail to logistics, from consumer
service to children’s homework. Therefore, in
India, the power of AI is being harnessed for
every segment of society. of government schemes reach the last mile of
AI can not only provide new opportu- society. AI-powered data verification can iden-
nities for education, health, security, and tify fake beneficiaries and ensure that benefits
employment, but also make everyone equal reach everyone in need. In 2018, India launched
partners in the decision-making process. the “National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence”
Data analytics can ensure that the benefits to promote the use of AI. This strategy aimed

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