“Google can work with our talented students,” PM Modi says when he meets Sundar Pichai in New Delhi.

On the fringes of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday.

Sharing details of the meeting on X, Modi said, “It was a delight to meet Mr. Sundar Pichai on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in Delhi. Talked about the work India is doing in AI and how Google can work with our talented students and professionals in this field.”

Pichai, who is in India to attend the summit and will deliver the keynote address on February 20, also expressed his excitement about being back in the country.

In a post on X, he wrote, “Nice to be back in India for the AI Impact Summit – a very warm welcome as always and the papers looked great too.”

he India AI Impact Summit 2026 is being held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from February 16 to February 20.

The event has brought together policymakers, technology leaders, AI experts and civil society representatives from across the world to discuss the future of artificial intelligence.

The summit is the first global AI gathering of its kind to be hosted in the Global South. It is aligned with the vision of “Sarvajana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaya” (welfare for all, happiness for all) and global principles of AI for Humanity.

In order to establish a significant artificial intelligence data center in Andhra Pradesh, Google stated in October that it will invest $15 billion over the following five years.

One of the largest investments in India’s technological infrastructure, the campus will be built in the port city of Visakhapatnam and is anticipated to grow into the company’s largest AI hub outside of the US.