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India is set to host the 2026 AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Monday, one of the largest artificial intelligence gatherings in the Global South. Several world leaders and representatives from leading AI and technology companies are expected to attend. Among the prominent attendees are Emmanuel Macron of France and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil.
According to India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the leaders who have confirmed their participation at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi include French President Emmanuel Macron, Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and many others.
Leaders arriving for India AI Impact Summit 2026 LIVE Updates
10:45 pm: Hereditary Prince Alois, Hereditary Prince of the Principality of Liechtenstein has arrived
Hereditary Prince Alois, Hereditary Prince of the Principality of Liechtenstein arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday, February 18 to attend the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
10:43 pm: These are the leaders who will be attending the AI Summit
Tshering Tobgay – Prime Minister of Bhutan
Edmand Lara Montano – Vice President of Bolivia
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – President of Brazil
Andrej Plenković – Prime Minister of Croatia
Alar Karis – President of Estonia
Petteri Orpo – Prime Minister of Finland
Emmanuel Macron – President of France
Kyriakos Mitsotakis – Prime Minister of Greece
Bharrat Jagdeo – Vice President of Guyana
Olzhas Bektenov – Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein – Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
Navinchandra Ramgoolam – Prime Minister of Mauritius
Aleksandar Vučić – President of Serbia
Peter Pellegrini – President of Slovakia
Pedro Sánchez – Leader of Spain
Anura Kumara Dissanayake – President of Sri Lanka
Sebastien Pillay – Vice President of Seychelles
Guy Parmelin – President of Switzerland
Dick Schoof – Prime Minister of Netherlands
Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
He was recieved by MoS Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shripad Y Naik.
The summit is expected to strengthen global cooperation on artificial intelligence, particularly among nations in the Global South.
Meanwhile, PM Narendra Modi has held nine bilateral meetings with world leaders and CEOs today. Seven meetings were with leaders of countries, including Spain, Finland, Serbia, Croatia, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Bhutan, and two meetings were held with the CEO of Google and the Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems.
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