Bengaluru, Feb. 8 -- Microsoft chairman and chief executive officer Satya Nadella, who is in India this week, highlighted the pivotal role of the country's developer community in building cutting-edge products and solutions that solve challenges for the nation and can be deployed around the world.

In an address to 1,100 developers and technology leaders at the Microsoft AI Tour in Bengaluru on Thursday, Nadella spoke about the impact Indian developers are making in accelerating AI innovation globally.

"This next generation of AI is changing how and what developers build everywhere, including in India," said Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO, Microsoft.

"It's fantastic to see how India's developer community is applying our technology and ...