India Targets $200 Billion Data Center Investment for AI Ambitions

• India aims to attract $200 billion in data center investments to become a global AI hub, announced the Minister for Electronics and Information Technology.
• Major tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have committed significant investments, totaling over $67.5 billion, towards India's AI and cloud infrastructure.
• The government offers a long-term tax holiday for data centers and has operationalized a shared computing facility with 38,000+ GPUs to promote accessible AI.
• India is developing sovereign foundational AI models trained on local languages and contexts, aiming for global benchmarks.
• The strategy emphasizes a self-reliant yet globally integrated approach, focusing on infrastructure, talent reskilling, and a fourfold strategy for responsible AI development.