As HCL turns 50, its chair calls AI a “tectonic shift” and a tailwind, not a threat.

Ms. Roshni Nadar Malhotra has chaired HCLTech since 2020, the first woman to lead a listed Indian IT company. In her 2025–26 annual report letter she set the goal of becoming the world’s best AI solutions provider. On 12 October HCLTech reported record deal bookings and a new partnership with Anthropic.