His formulation about giving AI an open sky while keeping command in human hands draws a line many advanced economies have been reluctant to draw. No other country has built identity, payments, and entitlement delivery at this scale within a single policy arc, and that is the foundation on which India’s AI moment stands. Microsoft: $50 billion by 2030 for the Global South, with $17.5 billion already committed to India. Adani Group: $100 billion toward renewable energy-powered AI data centres by 2035. The government’s target of $200 billion in AI infrastructure investment over the next two years is not aspiration; the commitments already announced bring it within reach.

Source: Indian Express February 24, 2026 04:30 UTC