Tech giant Google on Tuesday said it would invest $15 billion in India to boost innovation in the next five years, while announcing a giant data centre and artificial intelligence base in Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh.
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian, in a ceremony in New Delhi, announced the AI hub in Visakhapatnam, saying “it’s being the largest AI hub outside the US”.
In the backdrop of the plans for the first-ever Google AI hub in Visakhapatnam, Google CEO Sundar Pichai spoke with Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi.
This hub combines gigawatt-scale compute capacity, a new international subsea gateway, and large-scale energy infrastructure, said Google CEO Sundar Pichai in his X post. “Through it we will bring our industry-leading technology to enterprises and users in India, accelerating AI innovation and driving growth across the country,” he added.
Bharti Airtel, today, entered into a strategic partnership with Google to set up India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Airtel and Google will jointly establish the purpose-built data center in Visakhapatnam, as well as a stateof-the art Cable Landing Station (CLS) to host Google’s new international subsea cables that will join its extensive global terrestrial and subsea infrastructure. Airtel will also create a robust intra city as well as inter-city fibre network as a part of this project.
On the announcement by Google for data centre, Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh said, “In an era where data is the new oil, such initiatives will serve as a strategic advantage.”
Over the next 5 years, Vizag will become a global connectivity & AI powerhouse, giving India a digital backbone for next-gen IT infra.
Great to speak with India PM @narendramodi @OfficialINDIAai to share our plans for the first-ever Google AI hub in Visakhapatnam, a landmark development.
This hub combines gigawatt-scale compute capacity, a new international subsea gateway, and large-scale energy infrastructure.…
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) October 14, 2025
Kurian also announced building massive AI infrastructure, Google Cloud facilites, Subsea Cable landing and Global Consumer Services Data Storage in Vizag.
Google’s AI hub announcement comes amidst the amplifying race among big tech giants to grab the largest pie in the hot field. Earlier, US-based AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic announced its expansion outside the US by setting up offices in India in the coming months.
Earlier, Bloomberg reported that OpenAI is scouting local partners in India to set up a data centre with at least 1-gigawatt capacity as part of its stargate expansion. OpenAI registered as a legal entity in India and has begun building its local team by opening the various positions.
