Microsoft commits $17.5B and Amazon $48B to India's cloud and AI buildout
sanjaykalra · x · 2026-09-18
At the inaugural Ideas4India Forum in Seattle, Satya Nadella joined 40+ top Indian-American tech executives. Key announcements: Microsoft investing $17.5B and Amazon another $48B in cloud, AI, and data centers across India. The forum formalizes a bridge between Pacific Northwest innovation and India's tech ecosystem across AI, quantum, semiconductors and aerospace, with equitable, accessible AI as a central mandate.
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