Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest $12.7bn (Rs1.19tn) in India by 2030, underlining the country’s importance in the company’s long-term infrastructure strategy as demand for cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) capacity continues to rise.
Speaking to CNBC-TV18 during the AWS Summit 2026 in Bengaluru, Prasad Kalyanaraman, vice president of AWS Infrastructure Services, said India is one of a limited number of markets where AWS runs more than one cloud region.
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He said the company’s regions in Mumbai and Hyderabad are both fully developed and designed to support customers seeking lower latency and stronger resilience for their applications.
According to him, the presence of multiple availability zones across these regions helps businesses run workloads across locations for disaster recovery while maintaining security, uptime and performance.
Kalyanaraman said India remains a major market for AWS, with demand coming from a broad base that includes enterprises, digital platforms and startups.
He said the planned $12.7bn investment reflects the scale of opportunity the company sees in the country and its intention to expand in response to customer requirements.
On talent, he said AWS has already trained more than seven million people in India in cloud-related skills and is continuing to invest in capability building, particularly in areas such as generative AI.
He added that India’s talent pool is becoming increasingly important not only for domestic growth but also for global operations, with skills developed in the country being used beyond its borders.
Commenting on adoption trends, Kalyanaraman described the pace of cloud and AI uptake in India as “staggering”.
He said companies across industries are moving quickly to use cloud technologies and build new services, pointing to strong activity across the wider technology ecosystem.
He also said India holds several structural advantages for AI growth, including energy infrastructure, land availability and a large pool of skilled workers.
He noted what he described as clear alignment between industry and government on the need to build AI infrastructure.
Kalyanaraman said Amazon is continuing to channel significant capital into high-growth segments globally, including AI and related infrastructure. He said the India commitment forms part of this wider investment approach.
He also said AWS is maintaining strong growth globally, with a $142bn revenue run rate.
On the wider geopolitical backdrop, he said the company’s priority is to remain focused on customer needs.
He added that India continues to be an important market for AWS, supported by a strong workforce and long-term investment commitment.
