Arunachal Pradesh Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Secretary Dr Sonal Swaroop and Information Technology & Communication Director Neelam Yapin Tana represented the Government of Arunachal at the inaugural ceremony of the India AI Impact Summit-2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the summit, which is witnessing the participation of 118 countries, including heads of states, global AI leaders, and more than 500 industry experts. The event, themed ‘Sarvajan hitaya, sarvajan sukhaya’ (Welfare for all, happiness of all), underscores India’s vision to lead the global AI revolution by fostering inclusive growth, ethical innovation, and responsible AI deployment. The prime minister outlined the MANAV vision for AI, emphasising moral and ethical systems, accountable governance, national sovereignty, accessible and inclusive frameworks, and valid and legitimate practices. The representatives attended plenary sessions featuring inaugural addresses by union Electronics & IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, industry leaders including N Chandrasekaran (Tata Group), Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Sundar Pichai (Google), and António Guterres (UN secretary-general), a keynote address by French President Emmanuel Macron, and conversations involving Mukesh Ambani (Reliance), Bill Gates (Gates Foundation), Sam Altman (OpenAI), and Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind). The prime minister also