AI and Machine Learning
India Dangles Long Tax Holiday to Woo Global Cloud Giants
A tax holiday stretching to 2047 and looser transfer-pricing rules mark India’s boldest bid yet to turn data centers into the backbone of its AI ambitions.
A tax holiday stretching to 2047 and looser transfer-pricing rules mark India’s boldest bid yet to turn data centers into the backbone of its AI ambitions.
Capacity is poised to cross 2GW in 2026 as hyperscalers, AI workloads, and data rules push the industry from incremental buildout to core infrastructure.
The Japanese IT and business services firm eyes India, Singapore, and Malaysia for its next phase of AI-ready digital infrastructure as Asia drives hyperscaler demand and REIT-backed expansion.
India’s competition watchdog warns that AI could enable tacit collusion, discriminatory pricing and lock-in, urging companies to run self-audits as the IndiaAI Mission and new antitrust tools work to widen access and curb abuse.