New Delhi, February 16: Leading startup founders and industry experts on Monday underscored that artificial intelligence is no longer optional for India, but a necessity to expand access, improve efficiency, and strengthen service delivery across sectors. Their remarks came as the five day India AI Impact Summit 2026 commenced in the national capital.
Speaking on the sidelines of the summit, Ankit Modi, Founding Member and Chief Product Officer at Qure.ai, said India’s large population creates immense potential for AI driven transformation, especially in healthcare.
AI to Bridge Expertise Gaps in India
Modi emphasized that limited availability of domain experts makes AI integration critical for scaling services across the country.“AI is not a luxury but a necessity. We need to reach a large number of people, but there are not enough experts in the country. When AI is integrated with existing expertise, it will help reach more people,” he said.
Highlighting Qure.ai’s work in healthcare, Modi stated that AI led interventions have delivered measurable impact. According to him, state level healthcare pilot projects have enabled the detection of 35 per cent more tuberculosis patients. He noted that this improvement is significant not just for patients but also for their families and communities. The company’s AI solutions in medical imaging are being deployed across 100 countries.
AI to Reduce Costs and Boost Productivity
Abilash Soundararajan, Founder and CEO of PrivaSapien, said growing consumer reliance on artificial intelligence is accelerating its adoption across industries.He said AI will become crucial for businesses as it reduces the cost of operations and enhances productivity. PrivaSapien operates as a unified privacy engineering platform that helps enterprises visualise privacy risks, simulate privacy attacks, and mitigate data related risks in collaboration and analytics environments.
India Emerging as a Startup Launchpad for AI
Harish Amravatkar, who has returned from Silicon Valley and plans to launch Atlanto AI, described India as a favourable environment for building and scaling startups globally.He said the summit offers young innovators an opportunity to connect with experienced professionals, calling it a significant platform for collaboration and growth.
Global Participation Strengthens Industry Academic Partnerships
Narayanan Vaidyanathan, Global Head of Policy Development at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, said the summit’s scale reflects its global importance.He noted that participation from more than 100 countries makes the event significant in the current global context and added that such gatherings will help strengthen partnerships between academic institutions and industry.
As the India AI Impact Summit 2026 continues, industry leaders are positioning artificial intelligence as a key enabler for inclusive growth, improved service delivery, and global competitiveness.
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