Microsoft announces AI deals with TCS, Infosys, Wipro and Cognizant

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

Tech giant Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella on Thursday announced partnerships with Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro to accelerate the adoption of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) across global enterprises. Under the deal, each firm will deploy over 50,000 licences of Copilot, Microsoft's AI assistant.

 

The announcement comes a day after Microsoft announced a $17.5 billion investment plan for cloud and AI infrastructure in India, spread over 2026 and 2029.

 

“Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, and Wipro aren’t just embracing AI—they’re setting the global pace. These global enterprises are moving beyond experimentation to full-scale deployment, embedding Microsoft Copilot into the fabric of everyday work," said Puneet Chandok, president at Microsoft India & South Asia.

 

Microsoft said the partnerships aim to embed AI deeply into daily work and help organisations redesign key business functions such as delivery, sales, HR, finance and customer engagement, around human–AI collaboration.

 

"With over 50,000 Microsoft Copilot licenses that will be deployed across each of the four IT giants, this partnership underscores the transformative potential of agentic AI—intelligent systems capable of taking initiative, driving decisions, and generating insights autonomously—aims to create new avenues for growth and competitiveness," the Redmond-based company said.

Microsoft's India investment

Nadella, who is on a four-day visit to India that began on Tuesday, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi the same day, after which he announced the company’s plans to invest $17.5 billion over the next four years. The investment, he said, will be directed towards advancing the country’s cloud and AI infrastructure, skilling and ongoing operations. This investment comes on top of the $3 billion announced earlier this year.

 

The announcement comes as global tech giants step up their India operations, looking to capitalise on the country’s 1.4 billion-strong population and rapidly expanding digital economy. Just a day after Microsoft's announcement, e-commerce major Amazon also announced a $35 billion investment across all its businesses in India through 2030.

 

The Seattle-headquartered company plans to spread this investment across what it calls its three strategic pillars—AI-driven digitisation, export growth and job creation—besides business expansion.