The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is hosting a series of Pre-Summit events for the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 at #IMC2025. As part of the programme, a panel discussion was held on “Enabling Access to AI Infrastructure for Inclusive Economic Growth” to explore how cutting-edge hardware, cloud platforms, and connectivity can expand AI access across India and the Global South. The session brought together experts from government and industry, including: ▪️Shri Abhishek Singh (@abhish18), Additional Secretary, @GoI_MeitY; CEO, #IndiaAIMission and DG, @NICMeity ▪️Shri Anil Bhardwaj, DDG, Strategic Engagements, @DoT_India ▪️Shri Satinder Pal Singh, Director - Solutions Architect (India & South Asia) AWS ▪️Shri Rahul Vatts, Chief Regulatory Officer - Bharti Airtel ▪️Shri Sanjay Lodha, CEO, @netwebtech ▪️Ms. Preeti Nath, Economic Advisor, MeitY @PMOIndia @AshwiniVaishnaw @jitinprasada @SecretaryMEITY @kavitabha @PIB_India @_DigitalIndia @mygovindia @awscloud @airtelnews #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 #IndiaMobileCongress #DigitalIndia #InnovatetoTransform #IoT #AtmanirbharBharat

“On the innovation front, the development of ingenious AI models faced skepticism, with many advising against investing in large language models. Yet, the Government launched an initiative to fund LLMs, a prime example of AI innovation in 2025. Technological sovereignty is extremely important, as it will make the country more self-reliant and give a significant boost to our AI ecosystem.” ~ Sanjay Lodha, CEO, @netwebtech @PMOIndia @AshwiniVaishnaw @JitinPrasada @JM_Scindia @abhish18 @kavitabha @GoI_MeitY @_DigitalIndia @mygovindia @exploreIMC @DoT_India @PIB_India @PIB_MeitY