Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared warm bonhomie with global leaders at Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, exchanging a cordial greeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and sharing a brief interaction with French President Emmanuel Macron. The summit follows an intensive round of diplomatic engagements on Wednesday, when PM Modi welcomed world leaders including UN Secretary-General António Guterres and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, and held nine bilateral meetings with heads of state and global technology leaders. International dignitaries were received with a cultural showcase blending tradition and technology. Beyond ceremonial engagements, the Prime Minister held seven bilateral meetings with world leaders and two exclusive interactions with global CEOs, including Sundar Pichai and Vinod Khosla. The summit, themed ‘Sarvajan Hitay, Sarvajan Sukhay’ (Welfare for All, Happiness of All), is structured around seven thematic areas such as Democratising AI Resources and Safe and Trusted AI. To mark the occasion, PM Modi hosted a formal dinner and cultural programme on Wednesday evening.