India AI Impact Summit 2026 unfolded in New Delhi February 17-20, a Global South milestone convened by PM Narendra Modi. Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attended, voicing strong support for conscientious, inclusive, human-minded AI, cultural inclusivity, and cross-border alliances.
Gathering state heads, UN brass, global body executives, and tech vanguard, the event pioneered AI governance talks themed ‘People, Planet, Progress.’
Dissanayake, in his February 19 plenary, hammered home AI’s service to humankind—bolstering cultural tenets, right protections, universal access. He framed AI setups as catalysts for fiscal-cultural fusion, nodding to planetary parleys on targets, defenses, measures.
Prioritizing AI’s cultural underbelly, he advocated for tech that sustains language richness, mirrors heritage tapestries. Advancement must community-build, not identity-strip.
His blueprint: regional fortification through accessible entry, language data hubs, evaluation commons, safety kits, capacity fusion.
Joining the declaration, Sri Lanka doubled down on ethical, clear, folk-first AI pursuits with partners, ensuring equitable, progressive novelty.
High-stakes bilaterals abounded. Sheikh Khalid parley eyed UAE-Sri Lanka uplift in business, capital, guests, AI, growth sectors.
Tobgay rendezvous cemented amity, scouting cultural-educational-youth-health pacts.
Macron confab hit tech, digital sparks, travel, funds, ocean realms; kudos for debt rework, storm succor—France stays committed.
Lula chats boosted South-South prospects; invite to Brazil extended.
Gor huddle probed US-Lanka bonds, opportunity mapping.
Modi-Dissanayake February 20 summit at Hyderabad House audited recent travels’ strides: commerce, vigor, junctions, digital kinship, econ melding, culture cementing. India’s storm aid, invite lauded.
100+ nations dissected human assets, inclusion empowerment, trusty AI, science bounce innovation, resource leveling, wealth-welfare AI apps.
Dissanayake’s clarion call integrates tech prowess with cultural soul, paving shared futures.