Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially opened the India AI Impact Expo at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today. He also toured various stalls at the Expo. Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State for Electronics and IT Jitin Prasada were also present at the event. The India AI Impact Expo 2026 will take place until February 20th, alongside the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam. The Expo will serve as a national demonstration of AI in action, where policy meets practice, innovation meets scale, and technology meets the everyday citizen.
Spanning 10 arenas covering over 70,000 square metres, the Expo has brought together global technology firms, startups, academia and research institutions, Union Ministries, State Governments, and international partners. The Expo also features 13 country pavilions, showcasing international collaboration in the AI ecosystem. These include pavilions from Australia, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Serbia, Estonia, Tajikistan, and Africa.
The Expo is hosting over 300 curated exhibition pavilions and live demonstrations, structured around three thematic areas – People, Planet, and Progress. The Expo features over 600 high-potential startups, many of whom are developing globally relevant and population-scale solutions. These startups will demonstrate working solutions that are already being used in real-world settings.