Compute Economics & GeopoliticsGovernment of India (Union Cabinet)

India's Union Cabinet approves the IndiaAI Mission

IndiaAI Mission approved — a budget of 103.7 billion rupees; 7 pillars, including AI compute infrastructure of at least 10,000 GPUs

Why it matters

An early case of the compute-as-public-good model, in which the state procures and allocates GPUs directly. Later a reference point for Korean and Japanese plans

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

Governmentpib.gov.inhttps://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2012355

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