The India AI Impact Summit 2026, held from February 16–21 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, marked a defining milestone in India’s emergence as a global Artificial Intelligence powerhouse. Structured around three core Sutras and seven Chakras (pillars) of action, the summit brought together over 20 Heads of State, representatives from 100+ countries, 50+ global CEOs, 50+ ministers, and 500+ AI leaders, engaging over 300,000 participants making it one of the largest AI gatherings in history.
At its core, the summit advanced India’s vision of responsible, sovereign, and inclusive AI, an approach designed not only to power advanced economies but also to serve the aspirations of the Global South. The scale and diversity of participation underscored India’s growing leadership in shaping the global AI agenda.
A Global Platform with India at the Center
The summit convened global policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, startups, and innovators to deliberate on foundational AI models, multilingual intelligence, ethical governance, and AI for public good. A defining highlight was the visit of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, along with over 20 global leaders and Heads of State, to the Gyan Bharatam zone at the Bharat Pavilion, a space dedicated to showcasing how India is applying AI to preserve and scale its civilizational knowledge.
ImmverseAI at Gyan Bharatam: Manuscripts to Conversational AI
At the heart of the Gyan Bharatam showcase was ImmverseAI, presenting BharatiyaGPT “Manuscripts to Conversational AI.” The initiative was highlighted as one of the two breakthrough innovations showcased during the summit.
ImmverseAI is building BharatiyaGPT, a manuscript-grounded conversational AI platform designed to transform Bharat’s vast Indic manuscript heritage into machine-readable, multilingual, and interactive intelligence ensuring that ancient knowledge systems remain relevant and accessible in the digital age.
Global leaders expressed strong interest in how India is using AI not merely for automation, but to preserve ancient medical, scientific, oral and philosophical knowledge while adapting it for modern learners and researchers.
Acknowledged by the Prime Minister in 131st Mann Ki Baat
Following the summit, ImmverseAI’s work received national recognition when the Hon’ble Prime Minister referred to ImmverseAI’s BharatiyaGPT, showcased at the summit, during his address in Mann Ki Baat. He spoke about the breakthrough innovation presented at the summit and highlighted how it is deeply rooted in India’s culture, explaining how AI is being used to enhance ancient manuscripts, convert them into machine-readable formats, and make this invaluable knowledge accessible to today’s generation in multiple languages.
This acknowledgement reinforced a powerful message: India’s AI leadership will be defined not only by scale and speed, but by its ability to safeguard and globalise civilizational wisdom through responsible technology.
Building Sovereign, Knowledge-Driven AI from Bharat
For ImmverseAI, the India AI Impact Summit 2026 reaffirmed a long-term mission. Through BharatiyaGPT™ and the Manuscripts-to-Conversational AI framework, the company is building sovereign, domain-trained AI infrastructure rooted in Bharatiya Gyan Parampara - so that manuscripts do not remain confined to archives, but become living, searchable, speakable, and globally accessible knowledge systems.
As India shapes the next chapter of global AI, the summit demonstrated that the future of intelligence can and should be built on the foundations of timeless wisdom.
By uniting Bharat’s civilizational knowledge with cutting-edge AI, ImmverseAI is enabling a self-reliant, knowledge-driven Viksit Bharat.
