Google Cloud to Expand AI Infrastructure and Capabilities in India: Report

Google Cloud will continue to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and capabilities in India, a market it considers critical for its global growth strategy. The company plans to bring all layers of its AI stack — including models, hardware, and platforms — into the country over time, according to Bikram Singh Bedi, Vice President and Country Managing Director, Google Cloud India, as reported by ET.

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Currently, only the Gemini 1.5 Flash model is hosted in India. However, with Google’s 12-month AI refresh cycles, newer and more advanced models – such as Gemini 2.5 Flash – are expected to be deployed locally in the near future. Hosting AI models locally enables greater control, lower latency, and enhanced data security for Indian customers.

India is one of Google Cloud’s fastest-growing markets globally. “India as a market, the growth that we are seeing is one of the fastest in the world and hence, we are moving very, very quickly to see how do we not just augment capacity but augment technology, to bring in the latest and the greatest so that the customers in India can then use the latest parts of our technology,” Bedi said at an event in New Delhi, according to the report.

Google Cloud presently operates infrastructure in two data centre zones in India — Mumbai and Delhi NCR. According to Bedi, the Delhi region was established with a strategic focus on serving the public sector, including government and regulated industries.