PM Modi meets leaders of Greece, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Abu Dhabi; Switzerland to host next AI summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the leaders of Greece, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Abu Dhabi in New Delhi on 19 February 2026, on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit, and welcomed Switzerland's initiative to host the next AI summit, to be followed by the UAE.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the leaders of Greece, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Abu Dhabi in New Delhi on 19 February 2026, on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit, and welcomed Switzerland's initiative to host the next AI summit, to be followed by the UAE. With Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis he discussed connectivity under IMEC and the India–EU FTA. With Swiss President Guy Parmelin he welcomed the implementation of the India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA). He thanked Dutch PM Dick Schoof for the Netherlands' role as co-chair of the summit's working group on AI for Economic Growth and Social Good. With Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, he noted that 18 February 2026 marked four years since the India–UAE CEPA was signed and welcomed a term sheet among C-DAC, G42 and MBZUAI to deploy a supercomputer cluster in India.
Key facts
- Date
- 19 February 2026, New Delhi
- Next AI summits
- Switzerland, then the UAE
- Greece
- PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis; IMEC, India–EU FTA
- Switzerland
- President Guy Parmelin; India–EFTA TEPA
- Netherlands
- PM Dick Schoof; co-chair of working group on AI for Economic Growth and Social Good
- Abu Dhabi
- Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled; CEPA four years old; C-DAC–G42–MBZUAI supercomputer term sheet
Practice MCQs 3 questions
After the India AI Impact Summit 2026, which country took the initiative to host the next AI summit, to be followed by the UAE?
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Correct answer: B — Switzerland
PM Modi welcomed Switzerland's initiative to host the next AI Summit, to be followed by the UAE.
During PM Modi's meeting with Swiss President Guy Parmelin on 19 February 2026, the leaders welcomed the implementation of which trade agreement?
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Correct answer: D — India–EFTA TEPA
They welcomed the momentum from implementation of the India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA); Switzerland is a key EFTA member.
Consider the following statements about PM Modi's meeting with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi on 19 February 2026: 1. The leaders noted that 18 February 2026 marked four years since the India–UAE CEPA was signed. 2. A term sheet among C-DAC, G42 and MBZUAI for a supercomputer cluster in India was finalised. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the MEA/PIB release on the Crown Prince's visit.