The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will establish a national-scale AI supercomputer in India with a compute capacity of 8 exaflops, marking a significant milestone in the development of India’s sovereign AI infrastructure.
The system will be delivered by G42, the Abu Dhabi-based global technology group, in collaboration with Cerebras, makers of the world’s fastest AI inference systems. The project also involves Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
The announcement was made during the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. It follows the 5th India-UAE Strategic Dialogue in December 2025 and the visit of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President, to India in January 2026. These initiatives strengthen collaboration across defense, technology, space, and energy sectors.
Exaflop-Scale Computing for India
With 8 exaflops, the new system represents a major step up in peak computational power, enabling exaflop-scale AI infrastructure in India. It will significantly expand domestic compute capabilities, supporting advanced AI research and development.
The supercomputer will be hosted within India and operate under India’s governance frameworks, ensuring that all data remains under national jurisdiction. Designed to meet sovereign security and compliance standards, the system will be a key asset under the India AI Mission.
Empowering AI Research and Innovation
Manu Jain, CEO of G42 India, stated, “Sovereign AI infrastructure is essential for national competitiveness. This project brings India a national-scale capability, enabling researchers, innovators, and enterprises to become AI-native while ensuring full data sovereignty and security.”
The system will be accessible to a wide range of users, including research institutions, startups, small and medium enterprises, and government ministries. The democratized access model aims to lower barriers to AI innovation, benefiting applications across healthcare, agriculture, education, and other sectors serving India’s 1.4 billion population.
Richard Morton, Executive Director at MBZUAI’s Institute of Foundation Models, said, “This collaboration with India reflects a shared commitment to advancing AI research and education. Researchers and students will gain access to advanced compute resources to drive breakthroughs in critical areas.”
Proven AI Technology
Andy Hock, Chief Strategy Officer at Cerebras, added, “Our Condor Galaxy supercomputers have proven successful in the United States, handling the most demanding AI workloads. Deploying this system in India enhances the country’s computational capacity and supports sovereign AI initiatives. It will accelerate training and inference for large-scale AI models tailored to India’s needs.”
This project builds on G42’s global commitment to helping countries develop domestic AI capabilities. In December 2025, G42 and MBZUAI released NANDA 87B, a Hindi-English large language model (LLM) with 87 billion parameters, reflecting India’s growing role in regional AI innovation.
The new 8 exaflop supercomputer will enable India to securely build, deploy, and scale AI within its borders, strengthening the country’s leadership in AI research and technology.
