Microsoft’s $17.5 billion investment aims to supercharge India’s AI future with new infrastructure, sovereign cloud systems, and nationwide skilling initiatives.

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

Microsoft on Tuesday outlined a $23 billion plan to boost artificial intelligence (AI) investments, with the bulk targeted at India. The tech giant will allocate $17.5 billion in India, its largest Asian investment to date,

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday said he is excited about the data centre capacity the company is setting up in India and that he has discussed the company's investment plan with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Global tech giants including Amazon, Microsoft and Google unveil massive AI and cloud investments in India, betting big on the country’s digital expansion.

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.