Overview
- Microsoft says the commitment will fund infrastructure, skills programs, and sovereign AI capabilities across India.
- An official company note states the funds will be deployed over four years, expanding on a previously announced $3 billion plan.
- Modi welcomed the move after meeting Nadella in New Delhi, calling it an opportunity for Indian youth to drive AI innovation.
- Microsoft highlighted progress on secure, sovereign hyperscale data centers, citing the India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad expected to be operational by mid-2026.
- The announcement comes as global tech groups scale up in India, including Google’s $15 billion plan, OpenAI and Anthropic office moves, Perplexity’s Airtel partnership, and Amazon’s new intent to invest over $35 billion by 2030.