Visakhapatnam, April 28 -- Google on Tuesday broke ground on its landmark India AI hub in Visakhapatnam, marking what it called its "largest investment in India's digital future to date.

The project is being developed in partnership with AdaniConneX and Nxtra by Airtel to establish a "gigawatt-scale AI ecosystem to power Viksit Bharat", according to a release.

In his remarks, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the groundbreaking ceremony of India AI Hub in Visakhapatnam reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of making India a global leader in technology.

"The India AI Hub and three subsea cables landing in Visakhapatnam will become very important infrastructure for the country's journey forward," he said.

Chief Minister N...