AI investments surge in India as tech leaders convene for Delhi summit

India’s AI infrastructure is getting a boost from American investors and tech firms just as the world’s leading technology executives converge on New Delhi for one of the largest artificial intelligence summits in the world.Blackstone announced on Monday it was leading a $600 million equity investment in Indian AI cloud startup Neysa, while chip giant AMD announced an expanded partnership with Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services to deploy up to 200 megawatts of AI infrastructure capacity in India.Blackstone’s multi-million-dollar commitment to Neysa will help deploy more than 20,000 GPUs for AI training in India, while AMD’s partnership with TCS aims to support India’s sovereign AI initiatives and accelerate enterprise deployments. The Neysa investment includes participation from Teachers’ Venture Growth, TVS Capital, 360 ONE, and Nexus, with the company also seeking an additional $600 million in debt financing.

The investments coincide with the five-day India AI Impact Summit that kicked off on Monday. The event features global AI........

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