Google will invest $15 billion over five years to set up an artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in Andhra Pradesh, in what would be its biggest ever investment in the country. The tech giant has partnered with the Adani Group and Airtel to build the infrastructure for the project, which also includes the construction of a new international subsea gateway.

The investment commitment comes amid soured ties between India and the United States, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi having called for people to prioritise local, or swadeshi, products, with key members of his Cabinet promoting domestically made communication and navigation apps.

Google ’s data centre will come up in the port city of Visakhapatnam, and it will be a part of the company’s global network of AI centres spread acr

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