Published: June 5, 2026 • 2:52 PM IST · Updated: June 5, 2026 • 9:27 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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India's ambitions to become a major force in AI and cloud computing have received a fresh boost.
Australian data centre company AirTrunk has announced plans to invest $30 billion (around Rs 3 lakh crore) in India over the next four years, a move that Prime Minister Narendra Modi says will strengthen the country's AI and cloud infrastructure while creating new opportunities for growth and innovation.
The announcement comes as India continues to attract global technology companies looking to build the infrastructure needed to power the next phase of AI development.
Data centres have become a critical part of that effort, providing the computing resources required for AI, cloud services, digital applications, and enterprise workloads.
AirTrunk said the investment will be used to develop 5 gigawatts of new data centre capacity in India.