In a landmark development for artificial intelligence infrastructure, Abu Dhabi’s technology conglomerate G42 has announced plans to deploy an 8 exaflop supercomputer in India through a strategic international partnership. The project, unveiled during the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, represents a quantum leap in India’s computational capabilities and marks the country’s transition to exaflop-scale AI infrastructure.
The advanced computing system will be developed through collaboration between G42, AI hardware specialist Cerebras, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), and India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). This sovereign AI infrastructure will operate entirely within India’s borders under national governance frameworks, ensuring complete data sovereignty and security compliance.
Manu Jain, CEO of G42 India, emphasized the strategic importance of sovereign AI infrastructure for national competitiveness, noting that this initiative will enable Indian researchers, innovators, and enterprises to become AI-native while maintaining full control over their data. The supercomputer is designed as a foundational asset under the India AI Mission, positioning the country among global leaders in AI development.
Richard Morton, Executive Director of the Institute of Foundation Models at MBZUAI, highlighted the partnership’s commitment to addressing real-world challenges through advanced AI research. The collaboration aims to facilitate breakthroughs in critical sectors including healthcare, agriculture, and education by expanding access to cutting-edge computational resources.
Cerebras Chief Strategy Officer Andy Hock pointed to the project’s significance in accelerating training and inference for large-scale models, enabling developers to create AI solutions specifically tailored to India’s unique requirements. The deployment builds on Cerebras and G42’s previous success with Condor Galaxy supercomputers in the United States.
The infrastructure will employ a democratized access model, making unprecedented computing power available to India’s diverse innovation ecosystem—from premier academic institutions and government ministries to startups and small-to-medium enterprises. This approach is specifically designed to lower barriers to AI innovation and support applications serving India’s population of 1.4 billion citizens.
The project represents the latest chapter in G42’s ongoing commitment to supporting global AI capability development, following the December 2025 release of the open-source Hindi-English large language model Nanda 87B featuring 87 billion parameters. As one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies, India continues to play a central role in advancing regional AI innovation through such strategic partnerships.