Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with 12 Indian AI startups ahead of the India AI Impact Summit, emphasizing the development of ethical, unbiased, and privacy-driven AI models. He urged startups to promote local content and regional languages, positioning India as a global leader in affordable, inclusive, and frugal AI innovation. Startups highlighted India's growing AI ecosystem and potential, with the Prime Minister describing entrepreneurs as co-architects of the nation's future.