New Delhi, February 19 Google CEO Sundar Pichai visited the Commerce Ministry's Coffee Board stall at the AI Impact Summit here on Thursday.
"When @SundarPichai drops by for a cup, you know it's truly worth it! The world is raising a toast to Bharat GI Coffee at #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026," Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in a social media post.
Pichai savored Malabar Arabica, interacting with baristas (trained coffee professionals) and experiencing the flavors of India's premium Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged coffees.
The Commerce Ministry said that many international delegates visited the stall to sample the sustainably shade-grown, selectively hand-picked, and naturally sun-dried Bharat GI coffees.
Bharat GI is a unified national intellectual property brand unveiled by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The vision is to showcase India's unique GI products to the world.
The activities of the Coffee Board are broadly aimed at enhancing production, productivity, and quality; and promoting the export of the commodity.
The Google CEO is here to participate in the summit, which began on Monday. A number of tech moguls, industry leaders, policymakers, founders, and technologists are participating in what is touted as the world's largest AI summit.
Speaking at the summit, the Google and Alphabet CEO described artificial intelligence (AI) as ushering in an era of "hyper progress", with the potential to unlock new scientific discoveries and help emerging economies bypass traditional development stages.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping industries, workplaces, and daily digital life, emerging as one of the most transformative technologies – and a focal point of global conversations.
