IBM and Sarvam partner to boost India’s sovereign AI

IBM and Indian AI startup Sarvam have partnered to accelerate the development and adoption of sovereign artificial intelligence technologies in India, focusing on government agencies, public sector organisations and regulated enterprises. The announcement was made on Friday.

The partnership combines IBM's Sovereign Core platform with Sarvam's India-first sovereign AI stack, which includes reasoning models and multilingual voice AI developed in India. The joint offering aims to help organisations deploy AI while maintaining control over data, governance and compliance with Indian regulations.

Use cases include citizen services, grievance redressal, document processing and administrative workflows. The IBM GovTech AI Innovation Center in Lucknow will serve as a joint incubation hub for evaluating practical applications before scaling.