India has once again shown the mirror to Pakistan. Heads of state of many countries have been invited to the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 held in the national capital Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate this summit at around 5 pm today. PM Modi will highlight India’s capabilities in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the presence of global companies and heads of state. India is adopting strict policies towards Pakistan during the tenure of PM Modi led government, not sending invitation to AI Impact Summit is another example of this.
Which heads of state have been invited to this five-day global event being held in Delhi? Which big companies from which countries are participating in this AI related event in India? What policies is the PM Modi led government adopting regarding Artificial Intelligence? Why is this Indian effort truly global amid changing geopolitical scenarios? Know the answers to all such questions in this news
Pakistan was not invited
Many prominent global leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will participate in this summit. No detailed reason has been officially made public for not inviting Pakistan for this summit.
So far, around three lakh participants have registered for this summit. The objective of the conference is not limited to just technical discussions, but also to bring real and comprehensive improvements in the lives of common people by applying AI in areas like healthcare, agriculture and education.
Who will be included?
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the following world leaders will attend the summit on the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-
- Bhutan – Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay
- Bolivia – Vice President Edmund Lara Montano
- Brazil – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Croatia – Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic
- Estonia – President Alar Karis
- Finland – Prime Minister Petteri Orpo
- French President Emmanuel Macron
- Greece – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
- Guyana – Vice President Dr. Bharat Jagdev
- Kazakhstan – Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov
- Liechtenstein – Hereditary Prince Alois
- Mauritius – Prime Minister Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam
- Serbia – President Aleksandar Vučić
- Slovakia – President Peter Pellegrini
- Spain – Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
- Sri Lanka – President Anuar Kumar Dissanayaka
- Seychelles – Vice President Sébastien Pillay
- Switzerland – President Guy Parmelin
- Netherlands – Prime Minister Dick Scoof
- United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
apart from these more than 45 countries Ministerial delegations from the UN, the UN Secretary General and senior officials from several international organizations will also participate in the summit.
Participation of tech giants including Google, Microsoft
Big personalities from the global tech industry will also be present at the summit. Many prominent tech leaders will be attending, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
The five-day long conference will host over 500 sessions discussing key topics such as AI safety, governance, ethical use, data protection and India’s ‘Sovereign AI’ approach. The summit will also highlight India’s growing role in global AI policy, responsible technology and international cooperation.
