Amazon CEO Meets PM Modi, Company To Invest $48 Bn In India Through 2030
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Amazon CEO Meets PM Modi, Company To Invest $48 Bn In India Through 2030

The company says that the plans include an additional USD 13 billion investment to expand artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure in India

Amazon will invest USD 48 billion in India between 2026 and 2030, Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy said on Wednesday after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, deepening the US giant’s commitment to one of its fastest-growing markets.

The plan includes an additional USD 13 billion to expand artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure by 2030, lifting Amazon’s total AI and cloud investment pipeline in India to more than USD 21 billion over the 2026-2030 period. The announcement comes less than six months after the company unveiled USD 35 billion in new India investments.

Amazon said the latest spending would make it one of the largest global investors in AI and cloud infrastructure in India. Cumulative investments by the company in the country from 2010 to 2030 will exceed USD 88 billion, it added.

The AI and cloud outlay will expand data centre capacity in Mumbai and Hyderabad under Amazon Web Services, providing startups, enterprises and government agencies access to advanced AI chips, managed services and developer tools. Amazon said the expansion would support customers building and deploying AI workloads at scale while keeping data stored within India.

Alongside technology infrastructure, Amazon said it would continue investing in its logistics network, launching more than 20 new fulfilment centres and over 100 last-mile delivery stations this year, with a focus on smaller cities. The company is also pushing faster delivery options ranging from minutes to next-day services.

In line with Indian government priorities, Amazon reiterated commitments to support 3.8 million jobs, enable USD 80 billion in cumulative e-commerce exports and bring AI tools to 15 million small businesses by 2030. It also plans to provide AI education to 4 million government school students.

Jassy said Amazon’s India operations, spanning e-commerce, cloud services and entertainment, were seeing strong demand, particularly in online retail and cloud computing. Since entering India, the company has digitised millions of small businesses, enabled more than USD 20 billion in exports and trained over 10 million people in cloud skills, it said.

Amazon also announced “Sammaan”, a welfare programme for delivery associates that includes scholarships for workers’ children, insurance coverage, road safety measures and expanded rest facilities. The company said it would increase the number of such rest centres to 250 this year, with part of a previously announced USD 300 million investment in operations and associate well-being allocated to the initiative.

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