Microsoft announced that it will invest $17.5 billion over the next four years to develop artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure in India, the largest investment it has ever made in Asia. Microsoft CEO Nadella said after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the investment aims to support India in building an “AI-first” future. India, with a population of 1.45 billion, is becoming a key battleground for global AI competition. Recently, many tech leaders, including Anthropic co-founder Dario Amoudai, visited the country.

Microsoft announced that it will invest $17.5 billion over the next four years to develop artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure in India, the largest investment it has ever made in Asia. Microsoft CEO Nadella said after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the investment aims to support India in building an “AI-first” future. India, with a population of 1.45 billion, is becoming a key battleground for global AI competition. Recently, many tech leaders, including Anthropic co-founder Dario Amoudai, visited the country.