New Delhi emerged as a major focal point in the global artificial intelligence landscape this week, as the India AI Impact Summit brought together world leaders, top tech executives, and industry experts to shape the next phase of AI policy and innovation. The five-day summit, opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam, drew roughly 250,000 attendees, including 20 heads of state and 45 ministerial delegations.
The event became a springboard for several landmark investment commitments. Reliance Industries and its telecom arm Jio announced nearly $110 billion in planned spending on AI and data infrastructure over the next seven years, signalling India’s intent to establish itself as a global leader in AI.
Investments in the AI Summit
The Adani Group also revealed a $100 billion investment plan for renewable-energy-driven AI data centres by 2035 — an initiative expected to spur an additional $150 billion in related sectors such as server manufacturing and sovereign cloud systems, building an estimated $250 billion AI infrastructure network over the next decade.
International players echoed this momentum. Microsoft reiterated its focus on expanding AI access across the Global South, noting that it remains on course to invest $50 billion by 2030, supplementing the $17.5 billion already committed specifically to India.
Several domestic companies also made strategic announcements. Yotta Data Services pledged over $2 billion to build one of Asia’s largest AI supercomputing campuses, equipped with Nvidia’s newest Blackwell Ultra chips. Tata Consultancy Services confirmed that OpenAI will be the first customer of its data centre arm under the Stargate global AI infrastructure project. Engineering giant Larsen & Toubro likewise revealed potential plans to partner with Nvidia to create large-scale AI-ready data centre systems across the country.
Beyond investments, the summit sought to build a unified vision for global AI governance, addressing urgent issues such as job disruption and child safety online, reinforcing India’s aim to shape not just the business landscape of AI, but the global framework guiding its future.
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