New Delhi, India – Abu Dhabi announced the creation of a national-scale AI supercomputer in India with a computing power of 8 exaflops. In a move that represents a new stage in the development of the country’s artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The system will be implemented by G42, the global technology group based in Abu Dhabi, and Cerebras, the manufacturer of the fastest artificial intelligence inference systems in the world, in partnership with Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and the Indian Center for Advanced Computing Development “C-DAC”.
According to a press release, the qualitative project was announced on the sidelines of the “AI Impact Summit 2026” held in the Indian capital, New Delhi, following the fifth session of the Strategic Dialogue between the UAE and the Republic of India held in December 2025, and the visit of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, “may God protect him”, to India in January 2026, which consolidated the framework of a comprehensive partnership across the defense, technology, space and energy sectors.
The new system has a capacity of 8 exaflops, which represents a huge increase in maximum computing power, and heralds India’s transition to a new phase of artificial intelligence infrastructure based on exaflop-level computing capabilities, with a significant expansion of its national capabilities in the field of advanced computing to develop artificial intelligence applications.
The system will be operated from within India and will operate within the governance frameworks set by Indian authorities, with all data remaining within national jurisdiction.
The supercomputer was designed to meet sovereign security and regulatory compliance requirements, and is one of the key assets in India’s AI mission.
Once operational, the supercomputer will be available to various components of India’s state system, from leading institutions and research bodies, to startups, small and medium-sized companies, ministries and government agencies.
equal opportunity
This model is designed to promote the principle of equal opportunities in access to advanced computing capabilities, and reduce barriers to innovation in the field of artificial intelligence, especially for applications that serve about 1.4 billion people in India.
This project complements G42’s commitment to supporting countries in building their national capabilities in the field of artificial intelligence. In December 2025, the group, in collaboration with Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, launched the latest version of the large open-source language model in Hindi and English, “Nanda 87B,” which includes 87 billion parameters.
As one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies, India is playing a pivotal role in driving regional innovation in artificial intelligence.
The new supercomputer aims to enhance India’s ability to securely build, deploy and scale artificial intelligence systems within its national borders.
