New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam became the epicenter of technological ambition as Professor Sanjay Singh Baghel hailed the India AI Impact Summit 2026 as a landmark initiative poised to catapult India into the league of global technology powerhouses. Drawing parallels with the IT revolution of the 1990s, the Delhi University professor emphasized how timely adoption of emerging technologies can redefine a nation’s destiny.
In the 90s, India’s swift embrace of information technology laid the foundation for its dominance in the global IT sector. Today, leaders like Google’s Sundar Pichai and IBM’s Arvind Krishna stand as testaments to that foresight. Professor Baghel argued that Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents the next frontier, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership ushering in what he described as the largest global AI summit ever hosted in India.
‘Renaming it the Global Accelerate India Summit would be more fitting,’ Professor Baghel suggested, underscoring its role in accelerating India’s development trajectory. He warned that failing to capitalize on this opportunity over the next four years could leave India trailing in the global race dominated by AI, automation, and quantum computing.
India’s unparalleled software talent pool positions it uniquely to transition from a consumer to a manufacturer in the AI era. By channeling this talent effectively, Professor Baghel envisions India not just participating but leading the world stage, beating its own drum as a technological superpower for generations to come.