Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has urged Google to explore opportunities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, citing the region’s strategic location for establishing undersea cable networks. The minister said the islands could serve as a crucial digital gateway connecting India with Australia, Southeast Asia, and beyond, easing pressure on existing routes through Singapore. His remarks came as Google announced a landmark USD15 billion investment to set up a gigawatt-scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

The announcement was made on Tuesday during Bharat AI Shakti, an event hosted by Google in New Delhi. The upcoming Visakhapatnam hub will be Google’s largest AI facility outside the United States, marking a signi

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