Saad Ullah
⬤ Microsoft plans to spend about 18 billion dollars in India to build more AI data centres and to train more people. This is the biggest sum the firm has set aside for any Asian country plus it shows that the company now treats artificial intelligence as a top priority. The decision also shows that India is turning into a key place for cloud services, AI research and large-scale business use of the technology.
⬤ The pledge arrives while Microsoft is widening its lead in AI hardware, cloud platforms but also business software. The firm has already raised capital spending this year, with most of the money earmarked for AI data centres and for building new models. “The size of this pledge underlines India's weight in the worldwide AI arena,” executives said. They expect local demand to rise, the developer base to grow as well as more companies to adopt AI tools.
⬤ India has moved far along the path of digital change and now offers a deep pool of skilled workers - global technology firms view the country as a prime location. Microsoft sees a chance to enlarge its data centre footprint, add cloud capacity or roll out AI services at scale, because the market rewards ready compute power and a trained workforce. The 18 billion dollars will fund faster training schemes, new research alliances and modern infrastructure that serves users in India also abroad.
⬤ The outlay matters because it equips Microsoft for surging demand for compute and it anchors India more firmly in the global AI map. As models grow larger, firms need steady infrastructure next to qualified staff. By locking in both, Microsoft shows it believes India will remain vital to AI progress and helps speed that progress across Asia.
Saad Ullah
