And as we describe, this is foundational infrastructure," Trivedi said at the AI Impact Summit 2026. Referring to India’s broader AI ambitions, Trivedi described the current USD 1.2-billion investment in AI infrastructure as commendable and efficiently utilised, but inadequate in comparison to overall infrastructure spending. "But to put it into context, the overall investment per year in core infrastructure in India is now of the order of USD 150 billion a year. "But the amount being invested at USD 1.2 billion for the AI mission is still insufficient to actually create that population scale AI and put India on the manufacturing map, on the services map, not just for India in India, but for India, into the world. So I hope that we will be able to, as the economy grows, put more investment into this AI infrastructure," Trivedi added.

Source: The Telegraph February 18, 2026 10:29 UTC