New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Global tech giant Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it is investing $17.5 billion in India over the next four years (2026-2029) to drive AI diffusion in the country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the country’s youth “will harness this opportunity to innovate and leverage the power of AI for a better planet”..

“Today we are announcing our largest investment in Asia — $17.5 billion over four years (CY 2026 to 2029) — to advance India’s cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, skilling and ongoing operations. This investment builds on the $3 billion investment announced earlier this year, which we are on track to spend by the end of CY2026,” Microsoft said in a statement.

The announcement came after Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya

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