New Delhi

Narendra Modi on Friday met Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the national capital, holding bilateral discussions on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

The meeting was part of a series of high-level engagements undertaken by the Prime Minister with global leaders attending the summit, which is being held in New Delhi and focuses on responsible artificial intelligence governance and inclusive technological advancement.

Earlier on Friday, PM Modi also held bilateral meetings with Prince Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, and Peter Pellegrini, further underscoring India’s outreach to European partners during the mega global event.

On Thursday, the Prime Minister unveiled India’s MANAV AI Vision at the summit and interacted with several world leaders to explore avenues for strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Among those he met were Dick Schoof, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Guy Parmelin, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Emmanuel Macron. Discussions focused on enhancing cooperation across technology, trade, connectivity and strategic sectors.

The India AI Impact Summit 2026, the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South, has brought together policymakers, industry leaders, academics and civil society representatives from across the world to deliberate on building a responsible, inclusive and human-centric AI ecosystem.

Addressing the summit, PM Modi outlined India’s MANAV Vision for AI — Moral and Ethical Systems, Accountable Governance, National Sovereignty, Accessible and Inclusive, and Valid and Legitimate. Explaining the framework, he said AI must be grounded in ethical guidelines, governed by transparent and accountable systems, respect national data sovereignty, remain accessible to all rather than becoming a monopoly, and operate within lawful and verifiable boundaries.

The Prime Minister asserted that India’s MANAV Vision would serve as a vital link for humanity’s welfare in the AI-driven world of the 21st century.

Later, addressing the Leaders’ Plenary Session, PM Modi said the AI Impact Summit would play a key role in shaping a human-centric and sensitive global AI ecosystem, with the priorities of the Global South at the centre of governance.

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“Ethics in AI must be unlimited; profit must align with purpose,” he said, outlining three key pillars for ethical AI use — a trusted global data framework, transparent ‘glass box’ safety rules, and the embedding of human values into AI systems. He emphasised that artificial intelligence should be viewed as a shared resource for the welfare of humanity.