“Day 1 of the AI Impact Summit turned out to be a pain for us,” Yadav wrote in a post on X, calling the incident “shocking”. Also Read | AI Summit 2026 LIVE updates: Over 700 sessions planned over 5 daysThe India AI Impact Summit, being held at Bharat Mandapam, is among the most high-profile technology events hosted in the country this year. "We need civic sense summit instead of AI summit," a user wrote. Even appliances trade fairs are very sub standard here Seriously need to up our exhibitions game," the third user wrote. Based on your incident, it seems it wasn not an AI summit, but rather a move to promote the PM as an AI supporter and enthusiast,” the fourth wrote.

Source: Mint February 17, 2026 09:20 UTC