Microsoft on Tuesday announced it would invest $17.5 billion in India's cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure, making it the U.S. tech giant's largest investment in Asia.

The company said that the investments, aimed at expanding hyperscale infrastructure, embedding AI into national platforms, and advancing workforce readiness, will be spread over 4 years, building on its $3 billion pledge made in January.

The announcement follows a meeting between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which the two discussed India's AI ambitions. Modi met with other tech CEOs on Tuesday too including Intel 's Lip-Bu Tan.

In a post on social media, Nadella thanked Modi and said that Microsoft's investments would "help build the infrastructure,

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