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India Celebrates 80 Years of Independence with AI Summit

2/21/2026

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India will mark 80 years of independence in August 2027 while hosting world's largest AI summit in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said AI is crucial for India's growth, likening it to turning points in history.
OpenAI and Microsoft announced investments totaling hundreds of billions of dollars in Indian AI infrastructure.
Concerns about dependency on U.S. technology and digital colonialism were raised as China was absent from the event.

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India will mark 80 years of independence in August 2027 while hosting world's largest AI summit in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said AI is crucial for India's growth, likening it to turning points in history.
OpenAI and Microsoft announced investments totaling hundreds of billions of dollars in Indian AI infrastructure.
Concerns about dependency on U.S. technology and digital colonialism were raised as China was absent from the event.