Software behemoth Microsoft is to invest $400m (£252m) to expand its activities and promote technology development in India. The announcement comes as Billl Gates, the company's chairman, is touring India on a trip mixing business with philanthropy. On Monday, he announced that his charity, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was to make a $100m grant to tackle Aids in India. Mr Gates said the investments, to be spread over three years, would include expanding the company's software development centre and improving computer literacy in India.
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