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The summit concluded on February 20 with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, a landmark document endorsed by 89 countries and international organisations. 🏢 

Unlike previous forums, the focus here was on moving from high-level safety talks to tangible social and economic outcomes. 💰

Let’s dive in to know more.🚀

🎙️ The Power Players & Verified Pledges

➡️ The PM also unveiled the M.A.N.A.V. Vision (Moral, Accountable, National Sovereignty, Accessible, and Valid). 💡

➡️ It’s a direct challenge to the black-box nature of Western AI, signalling that India will adopt only systems where the command remains in human hands. 🫴🏻

📈 The $200B Investment Wave

Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw wasn't just talking about policy; he was talking about a massive shift in capital flows. He confirmed that over $200 billion in investment is expected to flow into India's AI ecosystem over the next two years. 💵

👓 AI on Your Face

The biggest buzz on the exhibition floor revolved around Sarvam AI's demonstration of Sarvam Kaze, their indigenous AI smartglasses. In a viral moment, PM Modi was seen interacting with the device himself, highlighting its potential. 🕶

This public demonstration solidified India's push towards Agentic Hardware, AI systems that actively assist users in the real world, rather than just processing information on a screen. 💻

🧠 The Superintelligence Timeline

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman used the Delhi stage to drop a bold prediction about where we are heading by the end of this decade. 👀

Altman noted that India is already the fastest-growing market for Codex (OpenAI's coding agent), proving that the "Software Supply Glut" is being solved by Indian developers moving further up the stack. 💡

🏁 The New Global Standard

The Delhi AI Summit 2026 has effectively ended the "West vs. Rest" narrative. By focusing on "All-Inclusive Intelligence" (as coined by Minister Anupriya Patel), India is proving that AI isn't a threat to jobs, but a multiplier for human capability. 💼

For the startup community, the signal is clear: the government is providing the cheap compute and the sovereign framework. Your job is to build the "impact" layers. 💥