With Prime Minister Narendra Modi slated to inaugurate the leaders’ segment of the India AI Impact Summit on Thursday, the strong European participation at the event is a major takeaway. Eleven heads of state or government — France, The Netherlands, Spain, Croatia, Greece, Serbia, Slovakia, Estonia, Finland, Swiss Confederation and Liechtenstein – are participating in the Summit. Besides two deputy PM-le­vel leaders from the UK and Sweden and 12 ministerial-level dignitaries from Germany, Italy, EU, Portugal, Belgium, Ireland, Austria, Cyprus, Norway, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and one deputy Speaker from Hungary — a total of 26 European nati­ons have been officially represented. Modi met Spanish President Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday and hailed AI as a transfor­mative force and underlined the need for closer India-Spain cooperation to leverage its potential for inclusive development.

Source: Indian Express February 19, 2026 05:33 UTC