Abu Dhabi-based technology group G42 will deploy an 8 exaflop AI supercomputer in India to strengthen sovereign AI infrastructure, the company announced at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
The system will be delivered by Cerebras, the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
The project follows the 5th India-UAE Strategic Dialogue in December 2025 and the visit of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to India in January. The system will operate in India under national governance rules, with data remaining within the country.
At 8 exaflops, the system marks India’s move to exaflop-scale AI infrastructure. It will expand domestic computing capacity for advanced AI development. The supercomputer will be aligned with the IndiaAI Mission and meet sovereign security and compliance requirements.
Manu Jain, CEO of G42 India, said, “Sovereign AI infrastructure is becoming essential for national competitiveness. This project brings that capability to India at a national scale, enabling local researchers, innovators, and enterprises to become AI-native while maintaining full data sovereignty and security.”
The system will provide access to institutions, startups, small and medium enterprises, and government ministries. The companies said the model aims to lower barriers to AI development for applications serving 1.4 billion people. It will enable breakthroughs in critical areas like healthcare, agriculture and education.
Andy Hock, Chief Strategy Officer at Cerebras, said, “Deploying this system in India marks a significant step forward in the country’s computational capacity and sovereign AI initiatives. It will accelerate training and inference for large-scale models, enabling researchers and developers to build AI tailored to India’s needs.”
Earlier in December 2025, G42 and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence released NANDA 87B, an open-source Hindi-English large language model with 87 billion parameters.
The new supercomputer aims to help India build, deploy and scale AI within its borders while retaining control over data and infrastructure.
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