New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- After a decade of watching India rise as a digital-first economy, Amazon has put down its most definitive marker yet. At the Amazon Smbhav Summit, the company announced an investment ofmore than $35 billion through 2030, positioning India as a priority market for cloud expansion, AI-driven digitisation, exports and workforce development.

For global tech firms navigating sluggish markets elsewhere, India's acceleration in cloud adoption and AI experimentation is creating a new competitive front. Amazon's announcement arrives just as peers intensify their long-term bets on the country's digital infrastructure and manufacturing potential.

Alongside the announcement, Amazon released a new Economic Impact Report by Keys...