Microsoft plans to invest $3 billion in India to expand key cloud and AI capabilities, joining global tech companies in adding critical cloud and AI infrastructure in Southeast Asia. The investment was announced on Tuesday by Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, who earlier this week met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose government has been working to attract foreign tech firms.
“I am really excited to announce the single largest expansion we have done in India, investing an additional USD 3 billion to expand our Azure capacity,” Nadella said at an event in Bengaluru.
This marks a significant ramp-up of Microsoft’s expansion in Asia, with artificial intelligence at the heart of its international push at a time when it is facing competition from companies such as Google and OpenAI.
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