A combination of heavy security around Prime Minister Narendra Modi, organizational confusion, and Delhi’s challenging traffic made basic planning difficult. Attendees were sometimes warned not to come or abruptly told to leave. A POLITICO reporter arrived at a designated entrance only to find it closed, then redirected to another closed entrance.
Inside, signage was poor, security checks were frequent, and everyday items like car keys or laptops were sometimes treated as threats.
Some Delhi regulars noted that by local standards, summit week was relatively well organized.
The aviators are back
Outside the conference halls, Emmanuel Macron provided the week’s most unexpectedly casual moment with some sunrise cardio.
Before heading to New Delhi for the summit, the French president was seen jogging early in the morning along Mumbai’s Marine Drive, wearing athletic gear and his notable aviator sunglasses—the same pair that caught attention in Davos weeks earlier. Bodyguards ran alongside as he moved along the waterfront, drawing curious looks from morning walkers. Not everything about the future of AI happens onstage.
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