At the bustling Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Delhi University Professor Sanjay Singh Baghel painted a bold vision for India’s future through the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Labeling it a historic milestone, he likened its potential impact to the IT revolution that turned India into a global software giant in the 1990s.
Back then, proactive government policies and youthful enthusiasm for IT birthed industry titans, with Indian CEOs helming companies like Google and IBM. Fast forward to now: PM Modi’s administration has orchestrated what Professor Baghel calls the grandest global AI conclave yet, perfectly timed for India’s ascent.
He proposed rechristening it the ‘Global Accelerate India Summit,’ capturing its essence in turbocharging growth. The professor issued a stark warning—the AI era, intertwined with automation and quantum tech, demands immediate action. India’s brain trust in software is world-class; redirect it to AI manufacturing, and India shifts gears from buyer to builder.
Over the coming four years, this is India’s moment to claim tech supremacy. Professor Baghel’s message is clear: embrace AI now, or watch competitors surge ahead in the relentless global innovation race.