People come to India for its talent, not to cut costs: Capgemini global CEO Aiman Ezzat

India is a fast-growing market for French IT services major Capgemini and a solid base for it to service clients globally, Capgemini global CEO Aiman Ezzat told ET. The company has more than half of its 360,000 employee base in India. In an interview with Romita Majumdar, the chief of the $23-billion IT company, during his ongoing India visit, said that he is hopeful of the demand situation improving over the next two-to-four quarters but is waiting for an inflection point. Ezzat added that generative AI’s impact on productivity gains will be much higher than pricing gains in the long run. Edited excerpts: