Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Highlights Global Confidence in Bharat at WEF

Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Railways and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, underscored growing global confidence in Bharat and India’s emergence as a trusted value-chain partner during his engagements at the World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos.

The Minister said that engagements at WEF, Davos reinforce Bharat’s growth story, with sustained interest from global leaders in partnering with India across infrastructure, technology, logistics, manufacturing and emerging sectors.

During discussions, Mr. Teo Chee Hean, Chairman, Temasek, expressed interest in expanding Temasek’s presence in India, reaffirming Singapore’s commitment to invest in India’s physical and digital infrastructure as well as deep-tech startups. Interactions with leaders in artificial intelligence, robotics and cybersecurity further reflected India’s growing stature as a trusted value-chain partner.
Shri. Vaishnaw also met. Demis Hassabis, CEO & Co‑founder, Google DeepMind and. Chris Lehane, Chief Global Affairs Officer, OpenAI, at WEF, Davos. The Minister discussed India’s growing role in shaping AI for global good. He encouraged the AI leaders to actively participate in the AI Impact Summit, to be held in New Delhi in February, 2026.

Referring to the forthcoming AI Impact Summit, the Minister said the Summit will focus on three objectives: assessing the real-world impact of AI in improving productivity and returns; ensuring wider access to technology through democratisation; and putting appropriate guardrails in place to manage risks while harnessing AI’s benefits(updated on 22nd january 2026)