India AI Summit: Lula lands as Google and Nvidia unveil big India bets
Mar 10th 2026
Brazilian President Lula arrived in New Delhi for the AI Impact Summit where global leaders and US tech firms announced trade and AI investment plans, while an IP controversy over a robotic dog caused a public uproar.
- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in New Delhi with ministers and business leaders to attend the AI Impact Summit and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- India and Brazil are seeking deeper trade ties in sectors from cotton and soy to timber and rare earths.
- About 20 heads of state are expected at the five-day summit, with France's Emmanuel Macron and Spain's Pedro Sanchez among attendees.
- Google announced new undersea cables and a $15 billion plan for an AI data center hub in Visakhapatnam.
- Nvidia said it will partner with Indian cloud providers and local firm L&T on processors and large-scale AI data center projects.
- Galgotias University was removed from the event after a staffer falsely claimed a Chinese-made Unitree robot dog as the university's own invention.