Google is extending its footprint in India beyond data centers. According to Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s Union Minister for Electronics and IT, the company is now exploring investments in AI infrastructure and the manufacturing of servers and drones inside the country.
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Google is exploring investments in India across AI infrastructure and the manufacturing of servers and drones.
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Vaishnaw shared the update on X, saying: “Google is exploring investments in India across AI infrastructure and the manufacturing of servers and drones.” Google did not respond to a request for comment.
The announcement builds on a commitment Google made in October 2025 — a $15 billion investment over five years to build a data center and AI hub in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. At the time, Google described it as its largest-ever commitment in India.
On April 28, Google formally broke ground on the project, in partnership with AdaniConneX and Nxtra by Airtel. The company called it part of its “largest investment in India’s digital future to date.”
GOOGL was trading near $165 at the time of publication, with the stock up roughly 3% over the past week.
The project is structured around India’s first gigawatt-scale AI hub — three data center campuses with a combined 1 GW hyperscale capacity. The Andhra Pradesh government has set aside around 600 acres of land across the Turluvada, Rambilli, and Adavivaram areas for the build-out.
At the groundbreaking ceremony, Vaishnaw described Visakhapatnam’s potential as an “AI Patnam” — or AI City — driven by global investment and digital infrastructure.
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian called it “an inflexion point for the country’s AI-native future.”
Google Cloud infrastructure VP Bikash Koley said the hub would “play a critical role in India’s digital transformation and global AI economy.”
Jeet Adani, AdGroup Director, called the 1 GW facility “a major milestone in India’s AI journey.”
The minister’s latest comments go further than just data centers. Vaishnaw specifically called on Google to manufacture servers, GPUs, and chips within India — a push that aligns with the country’s broader electronics manufacturing goals.
He said India is “becoming a trusted partner in semiconductor and electronics production” and encouraged global tech companies to expand local production.
The drone manufacturing angle is newer and hasn’t been detailed publicly. No timeline or investment figure has been attached to it yet.
Google has not confirmed any specifics around the expanded manufacturing plans beyond what the minister shared.
The groundbreaking in Visakhapatnam took place on April 28, 2026, with the $15 billion data center project still in early construction phases.
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