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Google has unveiled plans to invest $15 billion over five years to establish a major artificial intelligence and cloud data center hub in Andhra Pradesh, India, marking its largest investment outside the United States.
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian made the announcement Tuesday in New Delhi, calling the new Visakhapatnam campus "our largest AI hub globally outside the U.S." The facility will initially operate with 1 gigawatt of capacity and is designed to power India's growing AI ecosystem and cloud infrastructure demand.
The investment follows "a year of intense discussions and relentless effort," said Nara Lokesh, Andhra Pradesh's Minister for Human Resources Development, who emphasized that the deal "is just the beginning."
According to The Economic Times, Google's Indian subsidiary, Raiden Infotech, will develop three campuses across Visakhapatnam, working closely with the Adani Group and Bharti Airtel to expand connectivity and build a new subsea gateway.
The project is expected to generate over 180,000 jobs, both directly and indirectly, while supporting India's ambition to become a global digital infrastructure powerhouse.
The move comes amid a complex trade climate between Washington and New Delhi, with U.S.-based companies navigating tariff disputes and nationalist pressures. Despite tensions, Kurian stressed that Google's long-term vision was to "accelerate India's own AI mission" and strengthen ties between the two countries through innovation and employment.
Globally, Google has ramped up its capital expenditures for 2025 to $85 billion, reflecting rising infrastructure needs fueled by AI adoption. In the U.S., the company recently announced a $25 billion expansion of data centers across multiple states, mirroring similar large-scale projects by Microsoft and Amazon Web Services in India.
India, home to nearly a billion internet users, is emerging as one of the world's most critical markets for cloud and AI growth. Tech giants and local conglomerates alike are racing to build digital capacity as demand for high-performance computing surges.
"This initiative creates substantial economic and societal opportunities for both India and the United States," Google said in a statement.
