Microsoft, Infosys, TCS, Wipro & Cognizant join hands to build India’s biggest agentic AI push

Satya Nadella announces major partnerships with four IT giants to accelerate India’s adoption of agentic AI and deploy over 2 lakh Copilot licences across operations.

Bengaluru witnessed a landmark moment in India’s AI journey on December 11 as Microsoft Chairperson and CEO Satya Nadella announced strategic partnerships with four of the country’s biggest IT firms, Infosys, TCS, Wipro and Cognizant, during his AI India tour in Whitefield.

Addressing a gathering of developers and AI professionals, Nadella described these companies as “deep AI factories,” emphasising that they are now moving towards becoming frontier firms by integrating agentic AI into their core business processes.

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As part of the collaboration, each of the four organisations will deploy more than 50,000 Microsoft Copilot licences, collectively crossing 200,000 licences, marking one of the largest enterprise-scale adoptions of AI tools globally. Microsoft says this rollout will reshape operations across delivery, sales, HR, finance and customer engagement through human-AI collaboration.

Nadella noted that these companies are not just adding AI to existing workflows but are rebuilding their approach to work, enabling faster innovation and measurable outcomes. The partnership will focus on Microsoft 365 Copilot and other agentic AI systems to boost productivity, efficiency and accessibility across industries.

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The announcement follows Microsoft’s major commitment to invest $17.5 billion in India between 2026 and 2029 to strengthen cloud and AI infrastructure and expand skilling programmes nationwide.

According to Microsoft, the deep integration of AI across these IT giants will set new standards for innovation and contribute to India’s emergence as a major global hub for enterprise-ready AI solutions.