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India’s AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam saw severe crowding, a six-hour shutdown before Narendra Modi’s arrival, theft claims from NeoSapien, and sharp criticism from Mallikarjun Kharge, prompting an apology and “war room” response from IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Razorpay becomes Replit’s official payments partner in India, integrating its International Payments Suite to enable INR, UPI, and card payments while simplifying compliance and monetisation for AI developers.

Anthropic and Infosys are teaming up to bring Claude and Claude Code into Infosys Topaz, targeting agentic AI for telecom, finance, manufacturing and software engineering in complex, regulated enterprise environments.

Adani Group will invest $100 billion in renewable-powered, hyperscale AI-ready data centers by 2035, expanding AdaniConneX to 5 GW and anchoring a $250 billion AI infrastructure network in India through partnerships with Google, Microsoft and Flipkart.

Anthropic’s India revenue run-rate has doubled in four months as enterprises like Air India and Cognizant scale Claude Code, backed by a new Bengaluru office and global funding momentum.

India’s new “Create in India” mission, announced by Ashwini Vaishnaw at the AI Impact Summit 2026, aims to turn the country into a global content hub by expanding creator infrastructure, skills training, and industry partnerships while balancing AI innovation with copyright and cultural priorities.

India is rolling out Bharat-VISTAAR, an AI-powered agricultural advisory platform with Bharati and Krishi Saathi chatbots, integrating AgriStack and ICAR data to deliver multilingual, real-time guidance on crops, weather, and key schemes like PM-KISAN and PM Fasal Bima Yojana.

Soha Ali Khan, speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, demanded mandatory ethical AI safeguards to protect women from deepfakes and digital abuse, stressing safety by design, privacy by default, consent, reporting systems, and accountability, as UNFPA’s Andrea Wojnar warned of a growing AI accountability gap.

India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam gathers world leaders, Big Tech CEOs, and researchers to spotlight sovereign AI, inclusive growth, and Global South collaboration under Digital India.

India’s currency in circulation hit ₹40 lakh crore even as UPI transactions reached ₹28.33 lakh crore in January 2026. SBI Research highlights a falling cash-to-GDP ratio, shifting GDP financing to digital payments. Regulatory pressures, precious metal prices, and rural cash preferences sustain demand for cash alongside rapid UPI growth.