Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella links AI with cricket in India, unveiling a custom analysis app and highlighting the company’s $17.5B AI plan.

Microsoft’s $20 bn+ India bet spans AI infrastructure, IT partnerships and a massive skilling push, signalling its intent to anchor the country’s next decade of digital growth.

TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant—to deploy 2,00,000 plus Copilot licenses, accelerating AI adoption and enterprise transformation.

Avanade’s expansion follows its acquisition of Total eBiz Solutions, giving the company an established presence in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi

"The hardest places to make artificial intelligence work are also the places where it matters most. If AI can serve India's classrooms, clinics and farms, it can serve the world," Nandan Nilekani, the architect of India's biometric programme, wrote in The Economist magazine last month.

Microsoft deepens its India AI push as Cognizant, Infosys, TCS and Wipro commit to deploying over 50,000 Copilot licences each, signalling a rapid scale-up of agentic AI adoption across enterprises

Microsoft’s $17.5 billion investment aims to supercharge India’s AI future with new infrastructure, sovereign cloud systems, and nationwide skilling initiatives.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday said he is excited about the data centre capacity the company is setting up in India and that he has discussed the company's investment plan with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.