Talking to ANI, he stated, “I am delighted to be in India to participate within the AI Affect Summit. It’s possible you’ll say that is the primary summit to be held within the world south. That is what I’ve heard from a number of individuals: that that is the primary time that the AI summit is being held within the world south. Yeah, that’s true, however greater than the worldwide south, the AI summit being held in India actually has world significance, not simply the worldwide south.”
He added that India was “rapidly changing into the centre of technological progress and the AI revolution”.
Expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tobgay stated he was “deeply grateful” for the invitation to take part within the summit. Highlighting the long-standing ties between India and Bhutan, he stated the 2 international locations have loved “very shut and profitable cooperation” throughout sectors, significantly in renewable vitality, noting, “For many years, India and Bhutan have labored very carefully, and we’ve got loved the help of the Indian authorities to develop our hydropower.”
Trying forward, Tobgay outlined potential collaboration linking clear vitality and rising applied sciences, saying, “Going ahead, I see partnerships in two associated areas: one, enhancing the event of our partnership to harness our fast-flowing rivers to generate clear inexperienced renewable vitality and two, utilizing this clear inexperienced renewable vitality in Bhutan, within the Gelephu Mindfulness Metropolis, to attain our frequent targets when it comes to synthetic intelligence.”
He added that such cooperation would additional strengthen India-Bhutan ties whereas contributing to sustainable technological growth within the area. Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Tobgay on the sidelines of the India AI Affect Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
