Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announces a $17.5-billion investment in India, expanding AI, cloud infrastructure, skilling, and a new Hyderabad data centre.

India scored major tech wins this week as Microsoft committed a record $17.5 billion to boost the country's AI and cloud infrastructure while Intel deepened its semiconductor partnership with Tata through new manufacturing and chip-packaging plans.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met PM Modi on Tuesday and announced a USD 17.5 billion investment in India to boost the country’s Artificial Intelligence infrastructure and skills, marking the company’s largest-ever commitment in Asia.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivers a keynote at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on 10th December, 2025, kicking off the India AI tour.

Nadella said India has already begun scaled deployments of Microsoft Copilot across sectors including healthcare, information work and consumer services.

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