Why is it in the news?
India-AI Impact Summit 2026 concluded with 89 countries signing the New Delhi Declaration.
The Declaration promotes democratic diffusion of AI rooted in “Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya.”
Category: Science and Technology
Important Points:
● Non-binding declaration structured around seven “Chakras”
● Signed by 89 countries including US and China
● Emphasises democratic access and equitable sharing of AI benefits
● Recognises Charter for Democratic Diffusion of AI (voluntary framework)
● Notes Global AI Impact Commons for scaling AI use cases
● Recognises Trusted AI Commons for responsible AI tools and benchmarks
● Supports International Network of AI for Science Institutions
● Highlights Voluntary Guiding Principles on Resilient, Innovative and Efficient AI
● India announced expansion to 100,000 GPUs by end-2026
● IndiaAI Mission 2.0 launched focusing on compute, datasets and sectoral adoption