Microsoft plans to invest approximately $3bn to enhance its AI and Azure cloud-computing services in India. This move underscores India’s importance as a key growth market for US tech firms, driven by its 1.4 billion population and affordable internet access.
The investment will be the largest expansion Microsoft has undertaken in India and it will run alongside the company’s aim to train 10 million people in AI by 2030.
This investment in India is part of a broader global strategy, as Microsoft continues to funnel billions into expanding AI infrastructure and its network of data centres. Last week, the company disclosed plans to invest a total of $80bn in 2025, with more than half allocated to the US for developing data centres that support AI model training and the deployment of AI and cloud-based applications.
Gulf Economist Staff Writer