"Amazon's $35bn investment will build on the $40bn already invested in India - establishing the company as "the largest foreign investor" in India, the company said in a statement. A key component of it will go into local cloud and AI infrastructure. Microsoft's fresh commitment follows a $3bn investment announced by the company earlier this year."
"It includes a new "hyperscale cloud region" - a cluster of data centres - in the southern India's Hyderabad city, set to go live in mid-2026, the company said in a statement. Data centres are centralised physical facilities that host computer servers, IT infrastructure and network equipment, and are a key component of the AI value chain that India is focusing on despite concerns around water shortages."
Amazon will invest $35bn in India by 2030 to advance AI-driven digitisation, export growth and job creation, building on $40bn already invested and positioning the company as the largest foreign investor. Microsoft committed $17.5bn and previously announced $3bn earlier this year, including a new hyperscale cloud region in Hyderabad expected mid-2026. Investments will fund local cloud and AI infrastructure, data centres, and access to Microsoft's sovereign public cloud to keep sensitive data within the country. India is an emerging AI and cloud infrastructure hub attracting other major commitments such as Google's $15bn AI data hub and Tata-Intel semiconductor plans.
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