On February 17, 2026, at 8:53 AM, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the importance of intellect and AI for public good. He emphasized that the India AI Impact Summit aims to explore how AI can be used for the welfare of all citizens. The Prime Minister quoted a Sanskrit Subhashitam to reflect on the timeless qualities of intellect. The release ID is 2228946, and the visitor counter is at 668. The release is available in Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Manipuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. The Prime Minister's Twitter post on the topic can be found at pic.twitter.com/qytLZxv1uh. The source is PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
India AI Impact Summit: A summit focused on exploring how Artificial Intelligence can be harnessed for the welfare of all citizens.
Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister who underscored the importance of intelligence, reasoning, and decision-making in making science and technology useful for society.
Prime Minister's Office: The office that published the press release.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Highlights qualities of Intellect
and AI for Public Good sharing a Sanskrit
Subhashitam
Posted On: 17 FEB 2026 8:53AM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today underscored the importance of intelligence, reasoning, and
decision-making in making science and technology truly useful for society. Underlining the India AI
Impact Summit, the Prime Minister emphasized that the core objective of the Summit is to explore how
Artificial Intelligence can be harnessed for the welfare of all citizens.
Quoting from ancient wisdom on X, the Prime Minister reflected on the timeless qualities of intellect:
“बुमा, तकशीलता और नणय-क्षमता वान और टेोलॉजी को जन-जन के लए उपयोगी बनाती ह। India AI Impact
Summit का उश्ये भी यही ह ैक कैस ेएआई का इेमाल सवजन के हत म हो।
शुश्रूषा श्रवण ंचैव ग्रहणं धारणा ंतथा।
ऊहापोहोऽथवानं तत्त्वानं च धीगुणाः॥”
बुमा, तक शीलता और नणय-क्षमता वान और टोलॉजी को जन-जन के लए उपयोगी बनाती
ह। India AI Impact Summit का उश्य भी यही ह क कै से एआई का इेमाल सवजन के हत म
हो।
शुश्रूषा श्रवण ं चैव ग्रहणं धारणा ं तथा।
ऊहापोहोऽथवान ं तत्त्वान ं च धीगुणाः॥ pic.twitter.com/qytLZxv1uh
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 17, 2026
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