Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announces $3 billion investment in India, company to train 10 million on AI skills

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that the tech giant will invest $3 billion in India over the next two years to bolster the country’s cloud and artificial intelligence capabilities. As part of this commitment, the company aims to train 10 million people in India on AI skills by 2030.

“I am really really excited to announce the single largest expansion we have ever done in India by putting $3 billion additional dollars to expand our Azure capacity,” Nadella said at the keynote address at the “Microsoft AI Tour” event on Tuesday (January 7).