Microsoft plans to invest $17.5 bn in India: Nadella

Tue, 09 December 2025

19:02

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella/Saumya Khandelwal/Reuters

Microsoft plans to invest $17.5 billion (around Rs 1.58 lakh crore) in India to help build infrastructure, skills, and sovereign capabilities needed for the country's AI future, CEO Satya Nadella said on social media platform X.

"To support the country's ambitions, Microsoft is committing $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 said on X after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Microsoft, in a statement, said the company plans to invest $17.5 billion in India over the next four years (2026-2029) to drive AI diffusion at a population scale.

"It comes on top of Microsoft's earlier commitment of $3 billion announced in January 2025," the statement said. -- PTI

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