SEATTLE, June 25 - Amazon has said it will invest an additional US$13 billion (RM53.52 billion) by 2030 in India to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure.
The new investment is in addition to the US$35 billion (RM144.1 billion) in funding it announced last year, bringing the e-commerce firm's investment in the country to US$48 billion (RM197.6 billion) through 2030.
The announcement follows a meeting between Amazon chief executive officer Andy Jassy and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today.
"Shared that we're investing US$48 billion over the coming five years, including US$21+ billion (RM86.46 billion) in AI and cloud infrastructure," Jassy said in a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
The US$13 billion investment will support AI and cloud infrastructure across the Mumbai and Hyderabad regions, the company said in a statement.
Major United States tech firms have invested billions of dollars in India, underscoring the country's emergence as a strategic hub for cloud, AI, and deep‑tech growth.
Microsoft has pledged a US$17.5 billion (RM72.05 billion) investment in India for AI and cloud infrastructure, while Google has committed US$15 billion (RM61.76 billion) over the next five years to build AI data centres.
