Amazon has announced an additional $13 billion investment to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud operations in India through 2030.
The funding, confirmed after a meeting between Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, will increase data center capacity in Mumbai and Hyderabad.
This marks the third major commitment from the company to India in recent years. In 2023, Amazon pledged $15 billion by 2030, with $12.7 billion allocated to Amazon Web Services. A further commitment of over $35 billion followed in December 2025. Total investment pledges in the country now stand at $48 billion.
The company did not specify how the full $48 billion would be distributed across its Indian businesses. Long-term pledges from technology firms typically cover capital and operating expenditures, not just new infrastructure.
Amazon joins a wave of global technology companies betting on India as a primary hub for computing infrastructure. Microsoft announced in December it would invest $17.5 billion in India by 2029. Google stated in October it would spend $15 billion to build an AI hub and data center network in the country.
India has also attracted billions of dollars in data center commitments from investors including AirTrunk from Australia, CPP Investments from Canada, and domestic conglomerates Reliance Industries and Adani Group.
New Delhi is offering policy incentives to attract more capital. These include tax exemptions for foreign cloud providers on services sold overseas, provided the workloads run from Indian data centers.
Amazon is also expanding its domestic retail and logistics network. Plans include opening more than 20 fulfillment centers and over 100 last-mile delivery stations this year. The company detailed this week plans to extend its quick-commerce service, Amazon Now, to more than 300 cities and towns.
This expansion occurs as Amazon seeks to gain ground in India’s crowded quick commerce sector. It competes with Eternal-owned Blinkit, Swiggy’s Instamart, Zepto, and Walmart-owned Flipkart. Earlier this week, Flipkart announced plans to open 1,500 micro-fulfillment centers across the country by the end of 2026.
What it means
For local businesses and developers, the new data centers provide more local compute power, which can reduce latency for applications hosted on Amazon Web Services. The expansion of Amazon Now means faster delivery options for consumers in hundreds of new locations, increasing pressure on rivals to improve their own logistics networks.
