New Delhi Declaration: 89 countries and the EU back AI for growth and good

From 16 to 21 February 2026, India hosted the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. The New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact was endorsed by 89 countries and the European Union, including all G7 members. It is organised around pillars the summit calls Chakras, among them developing human capital, broadening access to AI for social empowerment, ensuring trustworthiness and energy efficiency, applying AI to scientific discovery, democratising AI resources, and using AI to grow economies and produce social good. Two voluntary commitments, the New Delhi Frontier AI Impact Commitments, were also announced: one on real-world AI usage and its effects on jobs and productivity, the other on multilingual and contextual AI evaluation. Why it matters: AI diplomacy is increasingly focused on use and impact, not only on risk, and on the participation of the Global South. Source: Global Government Forum, 24 February 2026.