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Lenovo has announced a significant expansion of its operations in India, focusing on the production of AI servers and the establishment of a new R&D lab. The company will start manufacturing AI servers at its plant in Puducherry, aiming to produce 50,000 AI rack servers and 2,400 GPU servers annually. Additionally, Lenovo has launched an AI-centric R&D lab in Bengaluru, which will be one of its key global sites and is its fourth globally. This move is part of Lenovo's broader strategy to deepen its investments in India and support the country's push to become a high-tech powerhouse. The new infrastructure lab in Bengaluru will focus on developing advanced server technologies and is part of Lenovo's global network of 18 R&D labs. Lenovo's expansion in India also includes plans to use NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel chips in its AI servers, with 60% of the output aimed for export markets. The Beijing-headquartered company will spend $1B globally on researching and developing AI platforms and hardware.