India’s AI Impact Summit (February 19-20, 2026) continues the global dialogue begun at the Bletchley Park and continued in Seoul and Paris, but with a crucial distinction. As the first summit in this series held in the Global South, it is focused on AI implementation and fostering measurable action on multilateral AI cooperation. This page tracks the Atlantic Council’s analysis, convening, and commentary before, during, and after the Summit.

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Past event Fri, January 23, 2026 • 2:30 pm ET

Road to Impact Summit 2026: India’s AI talent playbook

In the lead up to the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, AI policy leaders map the next decade of AI skilling for developing economies.

Analysis

Analysis Fri, January 30, 2026

Dispatch from India: How a low-cost, high-quality consumer model can expand India’s AI adoption

Applying the idea of India’s “sachet model” of low-cost consumer goods to AI services could accelerate AI adoption in the country.
Analysis Fri, January 30, 2026

How India’s AI talent playbook can provide a blueprint for aspiring AI powers

As host of the AI Impact Summit, India has the opportunity to build a framework that can help enable emerging economies tap the benefits of AI adoption.
Analysis Thu, January 15, 2026

Eight ways AI will shape geopolitics in 2026

Experts from the Atlantic Council Technology Programs share their perspectives on what to expect from AI around the globe in the year ahead.
Analysis Thu, December 18, 2025

Shaping the Road to the AI Impact Summit in India

Examining how global governance efforts around AI intersect and what they collectively mean for the future of inclusive AI.
Analysis Mon, November 24, 2025

Safety should be front and center in India’s vision for its AI Impact Summit

Despite the headline attention on impact, safety needs to be fundamental to India’s vision for artificial intelligence that engenders trust, inclusion, and empowerment.
Analysis Mon, July 21, 2025

Navigating the new reality of international AI policy

To reach their goals of national AI adoption, governments must continue to advance the global policy discussion on trust, safety, and evaluations.
Analysis Thu, March 13, 2025

India’s path to AI autonomy

India is taking a distinctive approach to the global race for artificial intelligence (AI) supremacy.
Analysis Thu, February 13, 2025

At the Paris AI Action Summit, the Global South rises

The summit reflected a growing consensus that AI’s future must be both innovative and rooted in shared prosperity.

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