New Delhi: At the India Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit 2026, which ends this week, it’s not just algorithms that are being discussed; It’s also about aroma. As the world’s tech elite gathered at the Bharat Mandapam to discuss the ‘Fifth Industrial Revolution’, India used the opportunity to showcase its impressive digital public infrastructure (DPI) as a tangible lifestyle experience.In fact, a heated moment happened just off the stage at the Bharat GI Coffee Experience Centre. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s Instagram feed became a digital gallery of this strategy, with a scroll titled: “Bharat GI, UPI and AI: We are becoming a strong product nation.”The post showed a high-tech “coffee stall” where Google CEO Sundar Pichai was sipping GI-labeled Malabar Arabica coffee, paying via UPI, and discussing artificial intelligence-driven supply chains. The link between a cup of coffee and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI and Geographical Indication (GI)) suggests that DPI is the “secret sauce” for scaling artificial intelligence from high-tech labs to local street stalls, one organizer said.This “Department of Information First” philosophy has had its loudest international resonance in Brazil. During the summit, Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Prime Minister Narendra Modi advanced the landmark bilateral partnership. Brazil is focusing not only on India’s principles but also on its philosophy; both countries are working to connect India’s UPI with Brazil’s Pix and establish a DPI center of excellence in Brazil.
