A $17.5 billion AI wave is headed straight for India, Microsoft’s largest Asia investment ever. What’s driving this? This explainer walks you through the five biggest pillars: a massive hyperscale region in Hyderabad, major upgrades to India’s cloud backbone, creation of sovereign public and private clouds tailored to India’s data protection regime, deep integration with national digital platforms, and a massive plan to train 20 million citizens in AI skills. India’s AI-first startup ecosystem gains immediate benefits – faster compute, lower costs and easier access to world-class infrastructure. With Modi calling India’s AI rise a “global opportunity,” and Nadella aligning Microsoft’s strategy around “scale, skills and sovereignty,” global AI investment flows are shifting. This isn’t just a tech expansion, it’s a geopolitical and economic realignment. Here’s what it means for India’s next decade.Read More
Microsoft’s Biggest Asia Investment Yet: What The $17.5 Billion India Push Really Means Explained
