PM Narendra Modi praises AI Summit, buzz builds about Bill Gates presence amid Epstein shock

The India AI Impact Expo 2026 was a powerful convergence of ideas, innovation and intent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said even as the main buzz on Tuesday morning about the summit being held in Delhi was over whether Bill Gates would attend the summit.

After a number of news channels – including NDTV and CNN News 18 – quoting government sources said the Microsoft co-founder would not be attending the summit because of his name being in the Epstein files, a Gates Foundation spokesperson told Hindustan Times that Gates “will be delivering his keynote as scheduled” at the summit.