File Photo: Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, MeitY, CEO, IndiaAI Mission
“We are very near to achieving consensus on most of the objectives, and we should leave it to the top leaders to announce it on the main day,” Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, MeitY, CEO, IndiaAI Mission, said.
“Across all of the seven pillars we have moved forward, we have a considerable degree of consensus on the way forward. And most countries have agreed to it,” Singh told businessline on Tuesday.
Added to that, we are also launching all our sovereign models, and Sarvam is showcasing its model today, he added.
The 2026 India AI Impact Summit, taking place from February 16-20 in New Delhi, is structured around seven core pillars — and it aims to achieve consensus from all participating global delegations on these. These seven areas are Human Capital, Inclusion for Social Empowerment, Safe and Trusted AI, Resilience, Innovation and Efficiency, Science, Democratising AI Resources, and AI for Economic Growth and Social Good.
Speaking about the hassles faced by the invitees on day 1, Singh said that the buzz was very big and had been overwhelming. “We did expect (the kind of interest) but not as much. Yesterday was in fact a low-key day with no star speakers, so it seems there was a lot of curiosity on day 1,” he said.
“But the quality of discussions in the sessions has been absolutely brilliant,” he said, urging people to catch up on as many sessions as they could online.
Published on February 17, 2026
