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New Delhi [India], February 24: <\/strong>Jitendra Vaswani, CEO of DigiExe.com<\/a>, one of India\u2019s leading AI-driven digital marketing agencies, attended the India AI Impact Summit 2026 held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from February 16 to 20, 2026. The summit, the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South, brought together over 250,000 visitors from more than 100 countries, including heads of state, global tech CEOs, AI researchers, startup founders, and policy leaders. Walking away from five days of intense discussions, keynotes, and live demonstrations, Vaswani shares his personal reflections, key takeaways, and why this summit was not just a government event \u2014 but a turning point for every Indian entrepreneur and digital agency owner.<\/p>\n

Setting the Stage \u2014 What This Summit Was<\/strong><\/p>\n

The India AI Impact Summit 2026 was not just another conference. It was a moment in history. Inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 16, 2026, the summit was hosted under the IndiaAI Mission in collaboration with the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), an international body bringing together over 29 member nations committed to responsible AI development. The summit was the fourth in a series of global AI summits, following events in the UK, Seoul, and France \u2014 and the first to be hosted in the developing world. That fact alone says a lot about where India stands in the global AI race today.<\/p>\n

The event was organized around what organizers called \u201cThree Sutras\u201d (guiding principles) and \u201cSeven Chakras\u201d (interconnected domains of action), covering areas like Human Capital development, Safe and Trusted AI, Inclusion for Social Empowerment, Democratizing AI Resources, Science, Resilience & Innovation, and AI for Economic Growth. Hearing these frameworks explained in detail was genuinely eye-opening for me as a business owner.<\/p>\n

PM Modi\u2019s Speech \u2014 The MANAV Vision That Changed How I Think About AI<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe moment PM Modi took the stage, the entire auditorium at Bharat Mandapam went silent,\u201d says Vaswani. \u201cHis words were not just political statements. They were a clear roadmap for how India \u2014 and honestly every business leader in this country \u2014 should think about artificial intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

PM Modi introduced India\u2019s vision for AI through an acronym called\u00a0M.A.N.A.V., which stands for: Moral and Ethical Systems, Accountable Governance, National Sovereignty (data belongs to those who generate it), Accessible and Inclusive, and Valid and Legitimate. The Prime Minister made it abundantly clear that India does not see fear in AI \u2014 India sees fortune in AI. That single statement resonated deeply with me. As someone who has been integrating AI into DigiExe\u2019s operations for the past two years, I have often faced skepticism from peers and clients. Hearing India\u2019s top leader say \u201cIndia sees the future in AI\u201d was validating in every possible way.<\/p>\n

Modi also introduced a powerful analogy that I keep thinking about: he compared AI to GPS. It suggests a route, but the final decision of direction is always yours. This is exactly how we use AI at DigiExe. We do not let AI run blind. We use it as a co-pilot \u2014 to assist with SEO strategy, content planning, ad copy, and data analysis \u2014 while human creativity and judgment remain at the center. PM Modi was essentially describing the operating model of a modern AI-powered agency without even knowing it.<\/p>\n

GPAI \u2014 Why This Body Matters for Indian Businesses:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Council Meeting took place on February 20, the final day of the summit. GPAI is a multi-stakeholder initiative that guides responsible AI development across member nations. What struck me was the GPAI\u2019s core message: the global AI divide is widening. A small number of countries and corporations are concentrating AI capabilities in their hands, and this is limiting the rest of the world\u2019s ability to build their own AI solutions in their own languages, cultures, and contexts.<\/p>\n

This is important for every Indian agency owner to understand. The fact that India is now chairing conversations at the GPAI level, and pushing for AI to be treated as a Global Common Good \u2014 open, shared, and accessible \u2014 means that Indian entrepreneurs will have increasing access to tools, infrastructure, and policy support to compete on a global stage. India\u2019s tech minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the New Delhi Frontier AI Commitments at the summit, a voluntary framework for responsible AI that will directly shape how companies like DigiExe will be able to build and deploy AI tools in the years ahead.<\/p>\n

The Numbers That Blew My Mind<\/strong><\/p>\n

Walking through the summit, the scale of AI investment flowing into India was simply staggering. Here are some of the key announcements that every Indian entrepreneur needs to know:<\/p>\n