3 min readUpdated: Dec 9, 2025 08:07 PM IST
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and announced $17.5 billion investment for India’s Artificial Intelligence or AI first future.
Nadella in a post on X, after the meeting, said the investment “largest ever in Asia”, will help the company to build infrastructure, skills, and sovereign capabilities.
“To support the country’s ambitions, Microsoft is committing US$17.5B—our largest investment ever in Asia—to help build the infrastructure, skills, and sovereign capabilities needed for India’s AI first future, ” Nadella added in the post.
PM Modi also shared Nadella’s post and wrote, “When it comes to AI, the world is optimistic about India! Had a very productive discussion with Mr. Satya Nadella. Happy to see India being the place where Microsoft will make its largest-ever investment in Asia. The youth of India will harness this opportunity to innovate and leverage the power of AI for a better planet.”
Microsoft plans on AI, cloud infrastructure in India
Nadella’s meeting with PM Modi came days after he said earlier this yera that the company will invest $3 billion in India in cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and skilling over the next two years, including the establishment of new data centers.
The company will also help train 10 million people over the next five years with AI skills in the country.
“India is rapidly becoming a leader in AI innovation, unlocking new opportunity across the country. The investments in infrastructure and skilling we are announcing today reaffirm our commitment to making India AI-first, and will help ensure people and organisations across the country benefit broadly,” Nadella said at the Bengaluru leg of his Microsoft AI Tour.
Microsoft already has three datacenter regions in the market, and the fourth ready to go live in 2026. In a blog post, the company said the new investment aims to develop a scalable AI computing ecosystem to meet the growing demands of India’s rapidly expanding AI start-ups and research community.
