G42 and the Government of India have formalized the commercial framework for Condor Galaxy India, an ambitious 8-exaflop AI supercomputing cluster that will be a cornerstone of the country’s digital future, taking bilateral technology relations to the next level.
The deal, signed in the presence of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the latter’s state visit to Abu Dhabi, is a natural extension of a 2024 digital infrastructure memorandum of understanding. Officials from both countries exchanged documents in a ceremony marking the deepening strategic partnership between the two nations.
H.E. Mansoor Al Mansoori, CEO of G42 International, said the project is a practical illustration of AI native transformation. “India is one of the great innovation economies in the world,” he said. Deploying an instance of G42’s Intelligence Grid at this scale and in such an important geography is what AI-native transformation looks like in practice. We are delivering infrastructure that turns energy and compute into sovereign governed nation scale intelligence.
The Condor Galaxy India system will have 64 Cerebras CS-3 systems, using the American company’s advanced wafer-scale engine technology. When operational, it will be one of the largest AI compute clusters in the country and will support the country’s larger India AI Mission. G42 will partner with India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to install, operate and maintain the facility in full compliance with local governance standards.
The programme is anticipated to open up new avenues for collaborative research and development. Experts expect breakthroughs in areas ranging from health and genomics to energy optimization and geospatial analytics. “Researchers, academic institutions and emerging startups in India will have access to state-of-the-art tools that can solve national problems at unprecedented speed and scale.”
Timing could not be more opportune. As international competition in artificial intelligence intensifies, nations are vying to develop sovereign computing power. For India, which already has a vibrant tech ecosystem and ambitious digital goals, this supercomputer is more than just hardware. It’s a commitment to data sovereignty, and a commitment to innovation that stays within national control.
G42’s partnership with Cerebras has already produced some impressive results elsewhere. Both companies operate multiple Condor Galaxy clusters in the United States and the recent Nasdaq listing of Cerebras (ticker: CBRS) shows strong investor confidence in this area of AI infrastructure. That success, taken to India, positions both countries to benefit from shared expertise in one of the world’s fastest growing markets.
Observers say the project fits in with broader UAE-India cooperation across trade, energy and technology. Condor Galaxy India is a concrete result of years of diplomatic engagement backed by firm leadership support at the highest levels.
With deployment underway, attention will turn to real-world applications. Potential benefits extend far beyond the walls of the data center, from speeding up drug discovery to improving climate modelling. And with so much talent and ambition in a country like India, exaflop-scale computing could be a game changer.
This news arrives at a very opportune time for AI infrastructure on the world stage. However, while discussions on access, ethics and regulation continue, projects like Condor Galaxy India show how targeted international collaboration can lead to significant progress while protecting essential national interests.