“Pune’s $500M AI Roadmap Unveiled at SHAKTI Summit 2026”, Passionate in Marketing, June 11, 2026.

“Pune’s 500 mn AI roadmap was unveiled at the Shakti Summit 2026 by the HEF Pune District Chapter at the Pune International Centre. Organised by the Pune Chapter of the Hindu Economic Forum (HEF), the Summit was an operational launchpad for Bharat’s Strategic Power Framework – Strategic Defence and Aerospace, Hindu Temple Economy, Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge and Media, Technology, and Infrastructure. Notably, the Summit put on display ISACA, India’s own autonomous craft developed for naval, defence, disaster management and search and rescue operations.

Shri Jishnu Dev Varma, Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, graced the event as the Chief Guest, delivering the special address and unveiling the ISACA. The hon Governor underlined the importance of stronger collaboration between government, industry, investors and knowledge institutions in sectors central to India’s long-term growth and strategic self-reliance. 

The Summit delivered extensively on its multipronged objective: anchoring indigenous Artificial Intelligence, unlocking domestic venture capital, and reinforcing strategic self-reliance (Atmanirbharta) across critical defence and economic ecosystems.

“It gives me great pleasure to be present at SHAKTI Summit 2026. The word SHAKTI itself represents power, not merely physical power, but the power of knowledge, organisation, innovation, enterprise, technology, discipline, and a collective purpose. When such power is guided by dharma and national interest, it becomes a force for prosperity and social good,” said Shri Jishnu Dev Varma, Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra………………”

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