PM Modi chairs roundtable with Indian AI start-ups ahead of India AI Impact Summit 2026
New Delhi, January 08
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired the roundtable with Indian AI Start-Ups at his residence in New Delhi. Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to be held in India next month, twelve Indian AI start-ups that have qualified for the AI for ALL: Global Impact Challenge attended the roundtable. During the meeting, they presented their ideas and work.
These Start-ups are working in a diverse set of areas, including Indian language foundation models, 3D content using generative AI for e-commerce, marketing, and personalised content creation, engineering simulations, healthcare diagnostics and medical research, among others.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister highlighted the importance of artificial intelligence in bringing about transformation in society. He noted that India will host the India AI Impact Summit next month, through which the country will play a major role in the technology sector.
Mr Modi emphasised that startups and AI entrepreneurs are the co-architects of India’s future and said that the country has immense capacity for both innovation and large-scale implementation. He added that India should present a unique AI model to the world that reflects the spirit of Made in India, Made for the World. Mr Modi said that the world’s trust in India and emphasised the need to ensure that Indian AI models are ethical, unbiased, transparent, and based on data privacy principles.
Prime Minister Modi said startups should also work towards global leadership from India, and noted that India can promote affordable AI, inclusive AI, and frugal innovation globally. He also suggested that Indian AI models should be distinct and should promote local and indigenous content and regional languages.
The AI Start-Ups commended India’s strong commitment to advancing the artificial intelligence ecosystem in the country. They highlighted the rapid growth and vast future potential of the AI sector. The leaders said that India now offers a robust and enabling environment for AI development, firmly placing the country on the global AI map.
The meeting was attended by CEOs, Heads and representatives of Indian AI start-ups, including Avataar, BharatGen, Intellihealth, Sarvam, Tech Mahindra and Zenteiq. Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada were also present during the meeting.