Google unveils AI initiatives to target India's booming tech sector

Google is localising Gemini data processing, expanding AI tools and teaming up with Indian startups and institutes to strengthen its presence in the country's AI ecosystem

Google unveiled a suite of artificial intelligence initiatives targeting India's booming tech sector at its developer conference in Bengaluru on Wednesday, signaling the search giant's deepening commitment to the world's most populous nation as a critical AI battleground.

 

The Mountain View-based company announced it would localize data processing for its high-performance Gemini 2.5 Flash thinking model within India, addressing growing concerns about data sovereignty while promising faster response times for local developers. The move comes as global tech giants race to establish dominance in India's rapidly expanding AI ecosystem.

 

At Google I/O Connect India 2025, attended by about 1800 developers,