India aims to secure over $200 billion in AI infrastructure investments by 2028, backed by tax incentives and massive computing capacity.
New Delhi: India wants to become a major global center for artificial intelligence computing. The government plans to bring in more than 200 billion U.S. dollars of investment by 2028.
Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw talked about these plans at a five-day AI event in Delhi. Big tech companies like OpenAI, Google, and Amazon already put about 70 billion dollars into AI and cloud systems in India. The country wants even more money for data centers, chips, and new technology.
The government will give tax breaks to cloud service companies. It will spend 100 billion rupees on a program that helps new tech companies take risks in AI and advanced manufacturing. Rules about startups now let deep-tech companies get benefits for up to 20 years instead of 10.
India is also growing its shared computer power under the IndiaAI Mission. The country already has 38,000 graphics processing units and will add 20,000 more soon. A second part of the plan will focus on research, new ideas, and making AI tools easier for everyone to use.
There are challenges like getting enough electricity and water for big data centers. The minister said India has good energy mix with over half from clean sources. Building all this AI infrastructure quickly will be hard, but India hopes other countries will watch and learn if it succeeds.