New Delhi: India’s technology landscape is set for a major transformation as several of the world’s largest tech companies have announced unprecedented investments aimed at accelerating the country’s artificial intelligence capabilities, cloud infrastructure and digital innovation.
Microsoft confirmed its largest-ever investment in Asia, pledging 17.5 billion dollars between 2026 and 2029. The plan includes setting up a new hyperscale data centre region in Hyderabad, expanding cloud capacity, strengthening sovereign digital infrastructure and doubling AI skilling efforts for millions of Indians by 2030. The company highlighted India’s crucial position in the global AI ecosystem and its potential to shift from digital public infrastructure to AI public infrastructure in the coming decade.
A major part of the investment will support the new India South Central cloud region, expected to go live in mid-2026. This data centre cluster will enable faster, more secure computing within India’s borders, particularly for sensitive government and financial data. Microsoft also emphasised that tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot will begin processing data locally by late 2025.
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has also committed 15 billion dollars to establish a large AI data hub in Visakhapatnam. The project places India as a vital node in its global network of AI development sites and enhances local access to advanced computing resources.
Together, these moves underline the country’s growing importance as an AI proving ground. With vast linguistic diversity, a large developer community and a rapidly digitising population, India is seen as a high-impact market for next-generation AI applications across healthcare, education, agriculture and governance.
Amazon has further raised the stakes by announcing a 35 billion dollar investment plan in India by 2030, making it the single-largest foreign investor in the country. The company aims to scale AI-driven digitisation, logistics, exports and job creation while expanding cloud and data infrastructure. According to industry estimates, Amazon has already supported millions of jobs and enabled significant export growth through its India operations.
Intel also reaffirmed its long-term commitment by deepening collaborations in semiconductor design and advanced packaging. The company signed an MoU with the Tata Group to support local manufacturing, assembly and testing, strengthening India’s ambitions in building a self-reliant semiconductor ecosystem.
Senior global tech leaders, including Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Intel’s Lip-Bu Tan and Cognizant’s Ravi Kumar, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss expanding operations, advancing AI adoption and accelerating talent development. They noted that India’s policy environment, skilled workforce and strong digital foundations position it as a strategic centre for global AI growth.
With record-breaking inflows, expanding infrastructure and strong government backing, India is set to become one of the world’s most influential technology and AI destinations in the years ahead.
