IBM announced 'Bharat Core' India-specific tools to connect its Sovereign Core platform

At IBM Think 2026 in Mumbai, IBM said it is developing 'Bharat Core', a set of about 20–25 India-specific tools and API connectors to integrate its Sovereign Core software platform with Indian systems, including Aadhaar. IBM also cited deployments/collaborations including watsonx Orchestrate being available on Yotta’s Shakti Cloud and Sovereign Core installed on NxtGen’s infrastructure for AI inference services in India, plus a collaboration with Sarvam for government and regulated applications.