Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella will commence a high-profile three-day visit to India starting December 10, with an intensive itinerary spanning New Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, where he is scheduled to hold closed-door meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, and other senior government functionaries.

The visit is structured to begin in the national capital on December 10 for top-level government engagements, shift to Bengaluru on December 11 to interact with India’s technology and start-up ecosystem, and conclude in Mumbai on December 12 with meetings involving industry leaders and financial institutions, reflecting Microsoft’s multi-dimensional strategy in the world’s fastest-growing major digital economy.

This trip follows Nadella’s January announcement of a $3 billion commitment toward expanding cloud and AI infrastructure in India, coupled with an ambitious programme to skill 10 million Indians in artificial intelligence by 2030 — a goal the company has already exceeded ahead of schedule by training 2.4 million individuals, with 65 per cent women and the majority from Tier-II and Tier-III cities.

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The visit gains added significance after Tuesday’s strategic discussion between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Microsoft President of Global Affairs Lisa Monaco, which centred on deepening collaboration in AI innovation, digital trade, critical infrastructure, and workforce readiness to drive inclusive growth under the broader India–United States technology partnership.

With rival Google recently pledging $15 billion for a cutting-edge AI research and development hub in Visakhapatnam, industry observers anticipate that Nadella’s meetings could result in new multi-billion-dollar investments and policy frameworks that will further accelerate India’s emergence as a global artificial intelligence powerhouse.

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