Google plans to build a new fiber optic line between the United States and India.

Google's parent company Alphabet announced several new initiatives to support its expansion in India, including a new fiber optic line connecting India to the United States and other parts of the Southern Hemisphere. The company's CEO Sundar Pichai promoted the company's efforts in the field of artificial intelligence at an AI summit in New Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Modi outlined India's vision to lead in the field of artificial intelligence at the summit. Pichai is one of many prominent CEOs supporting these efforts. The company stated that the new "US-India Connectivity" plan will lay down new fiber optic lines to improve network connection speed and reliability between India and other countries. The company has previously built undersea cables in the Pacific, Africa, and surrounding areas of Australia.