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Microsoft's $17.5 Billion AI Investment in India: Transforming Digital Infrastructure, Skills, and Sovereignty
Dec 10, 2025 05:40 pm CST
Microsoft has announced its largest-ever Asian investment of $17.5 billion in India, focusing on expanding AI infrastructure, enhancing cloud capacity, and training 20 million Indians in advanced digital skills by 2030. This strategic investment will establish new data centers, integrate AI into labor platforms, introduce sovereign cloud solutions, and strengthen India's position as a global AI development hub, creating numerous high-value tech jobs and boosting the country's digital ecosystem.
Microsoft Invests $17.5 Billion in India's AI Ecosystem: Ashwini Vaishnaw and Satya Nadella Discuss Technology Partnership
Dec 10, 2025 10:19 am CST
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw met with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to discuss AI implementation for public welfare and data sovereignty as Microsoft announces a historic $17.5 billion investment in India's AI infrastructure. The partnership aims to expand data centers, integrate AI tools into government platforms benefiting 310 million informal workers, and train 20 million Indians in AI skills by 2030.