India’s AI superpower dream lands US$200 billion – now comes the hard part

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 2 min read 100% complete by Biman MukherjiFebruary 28, 2026 at 07:00 AM

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India aims to become a top-three global AI superpower, as announced by Prime Minister Modi at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi in February. The summit, attended by tech leaders like Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman, as well as world leaders, showcased India's ambition to transition from a software services hub to an AI innovation engine. Leveraging its digital infrastructure and tech talent, India secured over $200 billion in AI and deep-tech investment pledges. Reliance Group committed $110 billion to data centers, Adani Group pledged $100 billion for renewable energy-powered AI data centers, and Microsoft announced a $50 billion investment to expand AI access in the Global South by the end of the decade.

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Adani Group 60% OpenAI 60% Sam Altman 60% Emmanuel Macron 60% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 60% Reliance Group 60% United States 70% China 70% Google ×270% Sundar Pichai ×270% Narendra Modi ×290% India ×7100%

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artificial intelligence 100% ai superpower 90% india 90% investment 80% ai impact summit 70% data centers 60% tech talent 50% digital public infrastructure 50% global south 40%

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