Design and develop in India and deliver to the world: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India has the core attributes of diversity, demography and democracy, as well as a robust, resilient and secure ecosystem that make it an ideal choice for building artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday while delivering his inaugural address at the India AI Impact Summit in the National Capital on Thursday.

Modi issued a clarion call to the technology industry to design and develop in India and deliver to the world while underscoring the availability of talent and stable policy to spur innovation.

"From semiconductor and chip making to quantum computing, India is building a resilient ecosystem," he said. "Secure data centres, a strong IT backbone and dynamic startup ecosystem make India the natural hub for the buildout of affordable, scalable and secure AI solutions. India has diversity, demography and democracy. The AI models that succeed in India can be deployed globally."


The six-day conference is the firstever being hosted in the Global South. It will see more than 200,000 participants, including world leaders, heads of state, and global tech titans such as Sam Altman, Sundar Pichai, Alexandr Wang and Dario Amodei to discuss responsible and inclusive use of AI. French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are among world leaders who attended the summit on Thursday.