{"id":420456,"date":"2026-02-23T16:49:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/indias-ai-showcase-draws-to-a-close-new-delhi-declaration-to-come-today-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:24:21","slug":"indias-ai-showcase-draws-to-a-close-new-delhi-declaration-to-come-today-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/indias-ai-showcase-draws-to-a-close-new-delhi-declaration-to-come-today-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s AI showcase draws to a close, New Delhi declaration to come today – Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New Delhi: India\u2019s grand artificial intelligence (AI) showcase concluded on Friday after a week of investment announcements and, despite organisational hiccups, was widely seen by industry participants as a valuable platform for networking, partnerships and talent discovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The unveiling of a potential New Delhi declaration was extended by a day, with Union IT minister <\/span>Ashwini Vaishnaw saying at a concluding media briefing that \u201cover 70 countries\u201d have already signed the declaration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBy the time the Summit officially wraps up on Saturday, we\u2019re likely to see close to 80 countries signing. All parties have already signed it\u2014there\u2019s no sign that any major country has not signed it,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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An early copy of the declaration that <\/span>Mint <\/i>saw mentioned key points of consensus including charter for democratic diffusion of AI, global AI impact commons, trusted AI commons, international network of AI for science institutions, and voluntary guiding principles on resilient, innovative and efficient<\/span> artificial intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The five-day India AI Impact Summit 2026 brought to a close a week in which two of the country\u2019s largest conglomerates, <\/span>Reliance <\/a>and Adani groups, announced a cumulative $210 billion in data centre<\/a> investments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This was bolstered by a coalition of venture capitalists announcing a $1 billion AI startups fund, three Centre-funded startups launching their AI models, and a spate of world leaders making their presence felt in New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To be sure, the Summit had its share of controversies. The first day saw a lack of organizational directives, followed by exhibitors highlighting that at least two full days out of five were marred at the expo as a result of security restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While the ministry of electronics and IT (Meity), the nodal ministry behind the organization of the Summit, added an extra day for the expo to remain open on Saturday, this didn\u2019t do much to assuage exhibitors, who had made prior hotel and flight bookings.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The bigger controversy was around Greater Noida\u2019s Galgotias University, which was asked to leave the expo on Wednesday after its quadruped robot was found to be a commercially bought unit, not indigenously developed as claimed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On his part, Vaishnaw acknowledged the incidents, but said that \u201cwe took immediate action to ensure that India\u2019s legitimate AI startups are not affected\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Industry stakeholders largely agreed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThis is the first event of this scale in the Global South, and it is extremely important for us to have been here,\u201d said <\/span>Ana Paula Assis, senior vice-president and chair for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific at IBM. \u201cWe\u2019ve succeeded in meeting many valuable clients, and an event of this scale is crucial especially for smaller companies building key niche technologies that could be invaluable for us to see as vendor partners.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Startups, too, felt that the Summit presented a strong opportunity. Saravanan Thangadurai, chief executive of Chennai-based tech services startup Sysmedac, said the platform \u201cwas a great place to meet exhibits that align with what we are working on\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201dYou don\u2019t get such a consolidated platform often, where you get to see, hear and meet so many people and have like-minded conversations. As a small tech business in India, such a Summit was invaluable even if we did not become an exhibitor,\u201d Thangadurai, who was in attendance since Tuesday, said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Disclosing that more than 500,000 visitors participated in the event, Vaishnaw said, \u201cWe\u2019ve had practically every major AI player in the world, and so many startups getting the opportunity to showcase their work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cOverall, the quality of discussions were phenomenal,\u201d he added. \u201cThis is AI of the humans, for the humans and by the humans. We\u2019ve seen over $250 billion investments in AI infrastructure, and the important takeaway is that the world showed confidence in India\u2019s role in the future of AI.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Consultants also found the Summit a \u201cproductive ground\u201d to meet the right AI talent at one place.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hari Balaji, partner for technology consulting at EY India, said the firm\u2019s booth saw strong footfall from industry professionals, startups and many young students, several of whom came with resumes and enquired about job opportunities at EY.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Amit Zavery, president and chief operating officer of ServiceNow, echoed IBM\u2019s Assis to say that \u201cwe had many fantastic conversations with partners and client-vendors, the likes of which are unusual to see in one consolidated place. From the lens of having such an exhibition for AI, the Summit has been great for us\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It is this that analysts, too, feel will be the key takeaway. Anushree Verma, senior director analyst at Gartner, said that \u201cthe focus of the Summit was never going to be on AI models, or the declaration\u2014it is a key platform for small Indian ventures to meet and network with a wide range of large global firms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kashyap Kompella, founder of tech consultancy firm RPA2AI Research, concurred, adding that despite its controversies, \u201cthe Summit showcased confidence in India\u2019s AI ecosystem, and the volume of companies on the ground is proof that despite hiccups, this was the main gathering to be at for small AI upstarts\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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