India is trying to pull in up to $200 billion in investments for data centers as it pushes to become a global AI hub.

India's AI Impact Summit, billed as a landmark gathering of global leaders and technology executives, was overshadowed by logistical chaos on its opening day in Delhi on Monday.

HCLSoftware and Sify have partnered at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to roll out a fully managed Sovereign AI stack designed to keep enterprise data within India.

AI Impact Summit 2026: Gnani.ai currently serves more than 200 enterprise customers globally on its voice platforms

Kant warned that while data from countries like India is powering rapid improvements in global AI systems, the resulting technologies and commercial applications often remain expensive and inaccessible to the very populations whose data helped build them.

Gates was previously listed as a speaker on the summit's official website, but his name was removed on Tuesday.

AI Impact Summit 2026: Chetwani emphasised that for the nation to be truly secure, its AI must be "sovereign." India should be moving beyond consumption and focus on becoming a fundamental pillar of n

After Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Bill Gates is also unlikely to attend the AI Impact Summit 2026 in India, with his name missing from the official speaker list amid ongoing controversy.

India’s AI Impact Summit opened in New Delhi amid long queues and confusion, exposing execution gaps at a high-stakes global event.