New Delhi: Microsoft plans to invest $17.5 billion in india to build infrastructure and sovereign capabilities for the country’s AI-first future.
This is Microsoft’s largest investment in Asia and the third major AI-driven investment in India in the last two months.
The new funding will be deployed between 2026 and 2029 to drive AI diffusion at a population scale.
Microsoft’s India South Central cloud region, based in Hyderabad, is scheduled to go live in mid-2026.
This will be Microsoft’s largest hyperscale region in India, comprising three availability zones.
Microsoft had also doubled its target for developing AI-skilled talent in India to 20 million by 2030.
Microsoft Elevate has executed its ADVANTA(I)AGE India initiative, whereby it has trained 5.6 million people since January 2025.
Microsoft 365 Copilot will offer in-country data processing in India by the end of 2025.
Microsoft also announced the integration of advanced AI capabilities into two key digital public platforms of the Ministry of Labour and Employment — e-Shram and the National Career Service (NCS).
