US EditionMicrosoft's Satya Nadella meets PM Modi, commits USD 17.5 billion investment to India’s AI push
Microsoft's $17.5 billion investment aims to develop AI infrastructure, train 20 million Indians by 2030, and enhance sovereign AI capabilities across sectors, the company said.
- On Tuesday, December 9, 2025, Satya Nadella announced a $17.5B Microsoft investment in India, its largest in Asia, after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India.
- Building on earlier commitments, the plan builds on a $3 billion earlier commitment this year and will fund data centres, AI infrastructure and skilling programmes from 2026 to 2029.
- The plan also includes scaling cloud infrastructure and a hyperscale data centre scheduled to go live in mid-2026, with Azure OpenAI Service to serve more than 10 million informal workers via e-Shram and the National Career Service.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Microsoft's significant investment in India's AI sector, which intensifies competition after Google's $15 billion plan and involves more than 22,000 employees.
- India's government has been offering incentives to attract AI and semiconductor projects, positioning the country to advance New Delhi's digital infrastructure push across healthcare, manufacturing, governance, and education.
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