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2025.01.07 08:57

Microsoft Corp. plans to invest $3 billion in India to enhance its cloud computing and AI capabilities, as announced by CEO Satya Nadella in Bangalore. This investment aims to tap into India's vast AI talent pool and support revenue growth. Nadella emphasized the rapid diffusion of AI in the country and committed to training 10 million people in AI by 2030. This follows Microsoft's previous investments in India, where it employs over 23,000 people.

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Microsoft Corp. plans to spend $3 billion to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence capabilities in India, targeting the world’s most populous country to fuel its revenue growth.

Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella pledged the investment on Tuesday at an event in Bangalore, southern India, addressing a crowd of startup founders and executives from tech firms such as Wipro Ltd. and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. He didn’t give a time frame for the outlay.

The country of 1.4 billion people is emerging as an AI battlefront, with CEOs from Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang to Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s Lisa Su visiting in the past months. India, with millions of programmers and home to technology services providers such as Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and Infosys Ltd., holds one of the world’s largest AI talent pools.

“The diffusion rate of AI in India is exciting,” Nadella said.

On Monday, Nadella posted a photo online from his meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Excited to build on our commitment to making India AI-first,” he said on X. The prime minister responded, saying he is “glad to know about Microsoft’s ambitious expansion and investment plans in India.”

Under Nadella’s stewardship, Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft has been driving to commercialize AI. Last week, the company announced plans to invest $80 billion in building data centers, which provide critical infrastructure for businesses to deploy AI systems and tools.

The tech giant has already made major investments in India — Nadella’s native country — employing more than 23,000 people in cities including the technology hubs of Bangalore and Hyderabad. The CEO said Tuesday Microsoft is committed to giving AI training to 10 million people in the country by 2030.

--With assistance from Newley Purnell.

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