UAE’s G42 expands sovereign AI infrastructure footprint into India through exascale supercomputer partnership

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G42 and India formalize deployment framework for one of the country’s largest AI compute clusters

Abu Dhabi-based technology group G42 and the Government of India have formalized the commercial and operational framework for deploying “Condor Galaxy India,” a massive 8-exaflop AI supercomputing cluster that will become one of India’s largest sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure systems.

The agreement was witnessed by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Modi’s official visit to Abu Dhabi, reinforcing the strategic technology partnership between the UAE and India following the digital infrastructure memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries in 2024.

The Condor Galaxy India platform will comprise 64 Cerebras CS-3 systems and is expected to play a foundational role in India’s sovereign AI ambitions, supporting advanced national-scale compute capacity across sectors including healthcare, genomics, energy, geospatial analytics and scientific research.

Under the framework, G42 and India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) will jointly oversee installation, deployment, operations and maintenance of the system.

G42 said the project represents the deployment of its “Intelligence Grid” infrastructure model into one of the world’s largest emerging digital economies.

“Deploying an instance of G42’s Intelligence Grid at this scale in such an important geography is what AI-native transformation looks like in practice,” said Mansoor Al Mansoori, CEO of G42 International.

The supercomputing cluster will be powered by Cerebras CS-3 systems built on wafer-scale engine technology, one of the most advanced AI compute architectures currently available in the market. Cerebras recently completed a major Nasdaq listing under the ticker CBRS, reflecting rising investor demand for AI infrastructure platforms.

The India deployment extends the global Condor Galaxy network operated by G42 and Cerebras beyond the United States, marking one of the most significant sovereign AI infrastructure expansions involving a Gulf-based technology company.

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EcoPulse24 Analysis

This agreement signals a major evolution in the UAE’s global technology strategy: Abu Dhabi is no longer positioning itself merely as an AI adopter or investor, but increasingly as an exporter of sovereign AI infrastructure and national-scale compute systems.

The strategic importance of the Condor Galaxy India project lies in its scale and geopolitical positioning. AI compute capacity is rapidly becoming a strategic national asset comparable to energy infrastructure, telecommunications networks and semiconductor manufacturing capabilities.

Countries are increasingly competing not only for AI talent and models, but for sovereign control over compute infrastructure capable of powering research, government systems, industrial applications and future economic competitiveness.

By deploying an 8-exaflop supercomputing cluster in India, G42 is effectively extending Abu Dhabi’s role into the architecture of next-generation digital sovereignty across one of the world’s most strategically important technology markets.

The partnership also deepens UAE – India alignment in digital infrastructure at a time when governments globally are reassessing dependence on external AI platforms and foreign-controlled compute ecosystems.

The inclusion of sectors such as genomics, energy and geospatial analytics highlights how sovereign AI infrastructure is moving beyond commercial applications into areas tied directly to national resilience, scientific capability and strategic planning.

The project additionally reinforces the emergence of the Gulf as a serious player in the global AI infrastructure race. While the United States and China remain dominant at the frontier of AI development, Gulf-backed entities are increasingly leveraging capital, energy resources and geopolitical positioning to become infrastructure enablers within the global AI economy.

The broader implication is that AI infrastructure is becoming an export category in its own right. Abu Dhabi is positioning itself not only as a consumer of advanced compute systems, but as a builder and exporter of sovereign digital capacity across multiple international markets.