Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated on Wednesday IBM's new office in Mumbai. Far more than just a corporate milestone, the CM declared the opening as a pivotal step toward shaping the future of both Maharashtra and India.

"This is not a mere experience centre of IBM," Fadnavis said in his address. "But this is a place where the future of India and the future of Maharashtra will be shaped."

Highlighting the transformative potential of emerging technologies, he emphasised that Maharashtra is embracing the vision of Viksit Bharat and Viksit Maharashtra through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.

"Quantum computing will be totally changing every sphere of our life," he noted. "Especia...