India’s push for technological self-reliance took a significant step forward as BharatGen entered into a strategic partnership with L&T Semiconductor Technologies and Larsen & Toubro-Vyoma to develop what they describe as a fully integrated sovereign AI computing platform for the country.
The three organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on building a complete domestic AI ecosystem — combining homegrown semiconductor design, sovereign data centre infrastructure and AI models tailored specifically to Indian needs.
As part of the agreement, L&T Semiconductor Technologies will design and manufacture customised AI chips, including application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and xPU processors. These chips will be engineered to handle BharatGen’s AI workloads efficiently, particularly large language models, smaller language models and multimodal systems designed around India’s diverse linguistic landscape and sector-specific requirements.
On the infrastructure side, Larsen & Toubro-Vyoma will contribute AI-ready data centre capacity. This includes its 30-megawatt facility in Kanchipuram, which will be equipped to support high-density computing environments and scalable AI deployments across both government and enterprise use cases.
BharatGen, meanwhile, will take the lead in defining and refining AI workloads. Its focus will be on developing foundational models capable of supporting India’s 22-plus official languages, while addressing application demands in governance, education and various industries.
The memorandum was signed in the presence of Prof Ajay Kumar Sood from the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India and Dr Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary at the same office — highlighting the national importance of the initiative.
At a time when nations worldwide are prioritising strategic control over critical technologies, the partners said this collaboration is aimed at reducing dependence on imported AI hardware and foreign cloud services.
By aligning chip design, data centre infrastructure and indigenous model development under one coordinated framework, the consortium hopes to create a vertically integrated AI stack — built in India, and designed to serve India’s unique digital ambitions.
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