New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- India is poised for one of its most significant technology inflection points. Microsoft has announced that it will investUSD 17.5 billion over the next four years in India, its largest-ever funding commitment in Asia, to scale cloud infrastructure, expand AI capabilities, and train talent.

This move comes as global demand for AI-driven services accelerates, and Indian enterprises, startups, and institutions look to build sovereign, secure, and scalable foundations for adoption. Microsoft is betting big that India will become a global centre for AI deployment and innovation.

The investment from Microsoft is structured around three strategic pillars:

Hyperscale Infrastructure: A new datacenter region with multiple a...