AI Summit 2026: Governance frameworks, capital commitments and the road ahead

As deliberations progressed at the AI Summit 2026 in New Delhi, the conversation matured from broad ambition to structural clarity. The focus shifted decisively toward governance convergence, sector-specific deployment, and long-term capital strategy, signalling that artificial intelligence is no longer merely a technological agenda but an instrument of economic statecraft. With participation spanning heads of state, global technology CEOs, sovereign funds, multilateral institutions and domestic innovators, discussions crystallised around a central theme: how to institutionalise AI growth without sacrificing public trust.