Ashwini Vaishnaw attends WEF 2026 at Davos, participates in roundtable with semiconductor CEOs

Key Highlights

• In his post on X, Vaishnaw also highlighted Google's $15 billion investment in India announced earlier last year.
• “Google is strengthening its commitment to India’s AI ecosystem, including a $15B AI data centre in Vizag & partnerships with Indian startups,” he said.
• The Union Minister for Electronics and IT rejected International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's suggestion that India belongs to a second tier of AI economies, saying that India is clearly in the first group globally.
• “I don't know what the IMF criteria has been, but Stanford places India as third in terms of AI penetration, in terms of AI preparedness, and in terms of AI talent,” he said, addressing a panel at Davos.
• Taking a direct hit at the IMF chief, Vaishnaw said, “I don't think your classification in the second book is right.