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Google DeepMind has announced a major collaboration with the Government of India under its global national partnerships program, aimed at expanding access to cutting-edge artificial intelligence for national priorities. As part of the initiative, the company will partner with 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs, bringing AI-powered tools to more than 10,000 schools and reaching approximately 11 million students.At the India AI Impact Summit, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said, "Today, we are excited to announce a partnership between Google DeepMind and the Government of India as part of the global national partnerships program. This will broaden access to frontier AI capabilities for national priorities. We are also partnering with 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs to bring Gen-AI assistance to over 10,000 schools and 11 million students. Google has full-stack connectivity in India, and I have never been more excited about the future we are building together."Also Read: Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces India-America Connect for subsea cable routesIn a separate announcement, Google revealed plans to strengthen India’s digital infrastructure with new subsea cable projects. The company said it will build three new subsea paths linking India to Singapore, South Africa, and Australia, along with four additional strategic fiber-optic routes connecting the United States, India, and multiple locations across the Southern Hemisphere.Speaking at the event, Pichai added, "Today, we are announcing the India-America Connect Initiative, which will deliver new sub-sea cable routes to increase AI connectivity between India and the US and multiple locations across the southern hemisphere. For the opportunities this initiative creates, we should also invest in skilling, which is why we are announcing our most ambitious skilling programs here. This includes a new Google AI Professional Certificate program to master AI in their work..."The moves come as India hosts a major artificial intelligence summit this week and signal Google’s continued investment in the country, part of its $15 billion commitment to South Asia.