Connect | India // Fireside chat: Investment and Policy Outlook: India as the next global data and AI hub

India’s data center market is attracting record levels of investment, with CBRE forecasting more than USD 100 billion in commitments by 2027. At the same time, the policy landscape is rapidly evolving — from the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, which sets the framework for data sovereignty, to state-level incentives such as tax holidays, land concessions, and single-window clearances. Open access and dual-grid power measures, renewable integration, and infrastructure status recognition are also reshaping how and where capital is deployed.

The critical question is whether these measures will provide the clarity and certainty investors need to scale at speed. Join this fireside chat for a forward-looking outlook on how India can align regulatory standards, fiscal incentives, and energy reforms to realise its ambition of becoming the next global data center hub.