India, Aug. 8 -- The journey is tempting. The tracks are being laid out. As India's AI Railroads throb to life, a lot is happening to ensure the tracks are in the right place and ready for the speed and load they will carry.

From the ballasts of data centres, to the sleepers of hardware, to the fishplates of fibre, to all the coal, couplers and axles of the processor muscle that fires up these wagons-everything is coming together, and quite fast and furiously.

Almost every major hyperscaler has either established a presence in India or is in the process of doing so. The country's AI and digital infrastructure landscape is witnessing investments estimated at USD 67.5 billion from hyperscalers, including approximately USD 17 billion from ...