- By Prateek Levi
- Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:23 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
It’s Day 4 of the India AI Impact Summit, and this is being seen as one of the biggest moments in the six-day AI festival currently taking place in the national capital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the summit on Thursday, 19 February, speaking at the opening ceremony. Over the course of the event, some of the biggest names in business and technology, like Mukesh Ambani, Sam Altman, and Sundar Pichai, are also set to deliver keynote addresses. French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the Delhi AI Summit today as well.
At the AI Impact Summit today Prime Minister Modi announced the MANAV Vision for AI, which essentially lays down guidelines which encompass the soul of moral and ethical systems and also advocates for accountable governance and national sovereignty. While announcing the vision, PM Modi said, "We have to open the skies for AI but also make sure we remain in control of it."
What Does The MANAV Vision Stand For?
As PM Modi lays down the building blocks for AI and innovation in India, while opening the way for AI but also maintaining credibility and control over it, as he announces the MANAV Vision, the Prime Minister said MANAV means 'humans' but it also encompasses:
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M: Moral and Ethical System
A: Accountable Governance
N: National Sovereignity (right to data)
A: Accessible and inclusive
V: Valid and legitimate
At the summit the Prime Minister highlighted how AI is one of the biggest steps in humankind, comparable to wireless telecommunication, and expressed, "When signals were first transmitted wirelessly, no one imagined that the entire world would one day be connected in real time." He further added, "Artificial intelligence is such a transformation of human history. What we are seeing today, what we are predicting, is just the beginning of its impact."