Anthropic PBC has partnered Indian technology firm Infosys Ltd. to develop advanced artificial intelligence solutions for companies across sectors including telecommunications and financial services.

The partners will develop custom AI agents tailored for specific industries and business functions, Infosys said in a statement to exchanges. Anthropic will combine its Claude models, including Claude Code, with Infosys’ Topaz AI products to help companies automate complex work flows and speed up software delivery. Infosys shares gained 4.8% on Tuesday, the most in two weeks, while the benchmark NSE Nifty index rose 0.3%.

The partnership underscores the intensifying race among global AI developers to secure enterprise customers as companies demand industry-specific automation tools. Earlier, Anthropic said it is embedding its marquee AI coding agent within prominent Indian firms including flag carrier Air India and outsourcing giant Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

India kicked off one of the world’s largest artificial intelligence summits this week as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to make the country an AI hub amid intense competition to develop frontier models.

The Infosys collaboration will start with telecommunications with a dedicated Anthropic center for building AI agents for industry-specific operations. The partnership will then expand to other industries, including financial services, manufacturing and software development.

“From modernizing financial services with intelligent risk management and compliance, to enabling engineering businesses to lead with AI-driven design and manufacturing, the goal is to leverage the joint expertise of Infosys and Anthropic to accelerate AI value realization for global enterprises,” Infosys Chief Executive Officer Salil Parekh said.

— By Saket Sundria (Bloomberg News)