{"id":494971,"date":"2026-06-25T14:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/494971\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:31:13","slug":"amazon-ups-india-bet-with-fresh-13b-ai-infrastructure-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/494971\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon ups India bet with fresh $13B AI infrastructure investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazon on Thursday said it would invest an additional $13 billion to expand its AI and cloud footprint in India through 2030.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fresh investment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.in\/news\/company-news\/andy-jassy-modi-amazon-investment-48-billion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">announced<\/a> after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy met India\u2019s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, will fund the expansion of Amazon Web Services\u2019 data center capacity in Mumbai and Hyderabad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement marks Amazon\u2019s third major commitment for India in as many years. In 2023, following a meeting between Jassy and Modi, the company said it would <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/06\/23\/amazon-investment-india-jassy-modi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">invest $15 billion<\/a> by 2030, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/05\/17\/aws-to-invest-12-7-billion-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">including $12.7 billion<\/a> for Amazon Web Services. It followed that with an <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/12\/10\/amazon-to-invest-additional-35b-in-india-by-2030-taking-total-planned-spending-to-75b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">over $35 billion commitment<\/a> in December 2025. The company\u2019s investment commitments in the country now total $48 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazon did not detail how the total $48 billion would be deployed across its India businesses. Long-term commitments by technology companies usually include both capital and operating expenditures, rather than only new infrastructure spending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazon\u2019s announcement follows a wave of investments by global technology companies that are betting that India will become a major hub for the computing infrastructure needed to power artificial intelligence products. <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/12\/09\/microsoft-to-invest-17-5b-in-india-by-2029-as-ai-race-accelerates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Microsoft<\/a> said in December it would invest $17.5 billion in India by 2029, and <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/10\/14\/google-to-invest-15b-in-indian-ai-infrastructure-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Google<\/a> said in October it would spend $15 billion to build an AI hub and data center infrastructure in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India has also attracted billions of dollars in commitments for data center projects from investors including <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/06\/05\/airtrunk-commits-30b-to-build-5gw-of-ai-data-centers-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Australia\u2019s AirTrunk<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/06\/17\/canadian-pension-giant-joins-race-to-fund-indias-ai-fueled-data-center-boom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Canada Pension Plan Investment Board\u2019s CPP Investments<\/a>, and domestic conglomerates <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/02\/19\/reliance-unveils-110b-ai-investment-plan-as-india-ramps-up-tech-ambitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reliance Industries<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/02\/17\/adani-pledges-100b-for-ai-data-centers-as-india-seeks-bigger-role-in-global-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Adani Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Delhi has sought to attract more investment through policy incentives, including <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/02\/01\/india-offers-zero-taxes-through-2047-to-lure-global-ai-workloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">tax exemptions<\/a> for foreign cloud providers on services sold overseas if those workloads are run from Indian data centers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazon is also investing in its domestic retail and logistics network. The company plans to open more than 20 fulfillment centers, and over 100 last-mile delivery stations this year, and this week it detailed plans to expand its quick-commerce service, Amazon Now, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.in\/news\/retail\/amazon-now-300-cities-delivery-in-minutes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">more than 300 cities<\/a> and towns in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expansion comes as Amazon seeks to gain ground in India\u2019s crowded quick commerce market, where it competes with Eternal-owned Blinkit, Swiggy\u2019s Instamart, Zepto, and Walmart-owned Flipkart. Earlier this week, Flipkart said it plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/06\/23\/walmart-backed-flipkart-expands-quick-commerce-push-as-amazon-ramps-up-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">open 1,500 micro-fulfillment centers<\/a> across the country by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>When you purchase through links in our articles, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/techcrunch-affiliate-monetization-standards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">we may earn a small commission<\/a>. 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