Ahead of the summit, on January 31, 2026, India's Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, announced a potential doubling of investments in national AI infrastructure. The expected amount will exceed $70 billion. The launch of the second phase of the national AI mission was also announced.
The state moves from words to action, funding data center construction and computing power procurement. This signals investors: India is ready not just to write code, but to provide the hardware for sovereign AI.
Source: Economic TimesEconomyInfrastructureInvestmentGovernmentIndiaAI
