Google has announced a $15 billion investment in India over the next five years to establish its first artificial intelligence hub in the country

Google rolls out Search Live, its AI-driven conversational search, to users in India. The feature offers real-time answers via camera and voice in English and Hindi.

G oogle is bringing its AI-powered conversational search feature, Search Live, to India — launching in English and Hindi — and expanding AI Mode to seven new Indian languages, as the company strengthens its presence in one of its fastest-growing markets.

India’s top ministers are publicly backing homegrown technology firms in a renewed push for “Made in India” products, following the United States’ decision to impose a 50 percent tariff on Indian imports in August.

Google’s Bharat AI Shakti initiative reflects how India’s digital ambitions are increasingly being realized through close collaboration between public leadership and global technology firms, says finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.