India, Dec. 10 -- In a series of meetings, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi yesterday met Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, chipmaker Intel's chief executive Lip-Bu Tan and SaaS major Cognizant's CEO Ravi Kumar S.

During his meeting with PM Modi in New Delhi, Nadella announced a $17.5 Bn (INR 1.5 Lakh Cr) investment towards building infrastructure, skills and sovereign capabilities for the country's "AI first future".

". To support the country's ambitions, Microsoft is committing $17.5 Bn - our largest investment ever in Asia - to help build the infrastructure, skills, and sovereign capabilities needed for India's AI first future," said Nadella in a post on X.

Responding to the post, the PM said, "When it comes to AI, the world is optimist...