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Google to invest $15 billion in AI hub in India, where will it be opened?
Information Technology giant Google on Tuesday announced it will invest USD 15 billion over the next five years (2026-2030) in India, aligning with the Indian Government’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision to accelerate the expansion of AI-driven services.
The IT major said an artificial intelligence (AI) hub will be setup in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, enabling Google to deploy its full AI stack to help accelerate AI-driven transformation across India.
"According to an analysis conducted by Access Partnership and commissioned by Google, the AI hub is expected to generate at least $15 billion (USD) over five years (2026-2030) in American gross domestic product (GDP) because of new economic activity from increased cloud and AI adoption, as well as the American talent and resources involved in developing and operating the AI hub," Google said in a statement.
This initiative creates substantial economic and societal opportunities for both India and the United States — while pioneering a generational shift in AI capability.
The announcement was made at Bharat AI Shakti, an event hosted by Google in New Delhi, and a pre-event to the India-AI Impact Summit 2026.
Meanwhile, Google CEO Sundar Pichai met Indian PM Narendra Modi in Delhi and briefed him over the development.
"Great to speak with India PM @narendramodi @OfficialINDIAai to share our plans for the first-ever Google AI hub in Visakhapatnam, a landmark development," he wrote on his meeting with the Indian leader.
"This hub combines gigawatt-scale compute capacity, a new international subsea gateway, and large-scale energy infrastructure. Through it we will bring our industry-leading technology to enterprises and users in India, accelerating AI innovation and driving growth across the country," he said.
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