{"id":106191,"date":"2025-12-10T11:58:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=106191"},"modified":"2025-12-10T11:58:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:58:43","slug":"amazon-microsoft-pledge-mega-ai-investments-in-india-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=106191","title":{"rendered":"Amazon, Microsoft pledge mega AI investments in India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tech giants Amazon and Microsoft have announced a combined $52.5bn (\u00a339.4bn) investment plan for India over the coming years.<\/p>\n

Amazon said on Wednesday it was pumping in $35bn into India by 2030 to advance AI-driven digitisation, export growth and job creation, a day after Microsoft committed $17.5bn strengthen the country\u2019s AI ecosystem.<\/p>\n

India, which is an emerging AI and cloud infrastructure hub, has witnessed a surge of global tech investments recently.<\/p>\n

In October,\u00a0Google\u00a0announced a $15bn investment to build an AI data hub, and earlier this week Intel announced a collaboration with Mumbai-based Tata Electronics as its first major customer in the latter\u2019s $14bn semiconductor manufacturing plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it comes to AI, the world is optimistic about India,\u201d Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X, after meeting Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Amazon\u2019s $35bn investment will build on the $40bn already invested in India \u2013 establishing the company as \u201cthe largest foreign investor\u201d in India, the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n

A key component of it will go into local cloud and AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Microsoft\u2019s fresh commitment follows a $3bn investment announced by the company earlier this year.<\/p>\n

It includes a new \u201chyperscale cloud region\u201d \u2013 a cluster of data centres \u2013 in the southern India\u2019s Hyderabad city, set to go live in mid-2026, the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Data centres are centralised physical facilities that host computer servers, IT infrastructure and network equipment, and are a key component of the AI value chain that India is focusing on despite concerns around water shortages.<\/p>\n

India will also be given access to Microsoft\u2019s \u201csovereign public cloud\u201d, which offers tools to help organisations run their data and applications while keeping sensitive information within the country.<\/p>\n

The India investment is part of Microsoft\u2019s $23bn AI expansion across countries including Canada, Portugal and the UAE, as the company vies with rivals such as Amazon and Google.<\/p>\n

In a statement Microsoft said it also aims to integrate AI into Indian government platforms, supporting around 310 million informal workers.<\/p>\n

The announcements come as India steps up activity in semiconductor manufacturing, with several state-backed and private projects aiming to build a domestic chipmaking industry.<\/p>\n

While India is a big market for AI \u2013 with a billion internet users and a big tech talent pool \u2013 it still lags behind global leaders like China and the US.<\/p>\n

However, the country has been drawing billions in investments in key computing technologies such as chips, with the government\u2019s semiconductor mission offering generous subsidies to firms setting up chip-making facilities.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s sovereign AI model is also expected to be unveiled in February next year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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