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Meta Partners With Reliance for First India AI Data Center
Meta is building its first AI data center in India. Here's why that matters for the global compute race.
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Why it matters
Meta is expanding its AI infrastructure footprint into South Asia through a strategic partnership with Reliance, signaling a shift in how major AI labs are distributing compute capacity geographically—and potentially sidestepping regulatory friction in developed markets.
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4 to knowMeta partners with Reliance on first India-based AI data center
Move comes amid EU regulatory pressure on Meta's AI bot blocking practices on WhatsApp
Data center location: India
Published: June 10, 2026
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Publisher excerpt: Meanwhile, the Facebook and WhatsApp parent company has been skirmishing with the EU Commission over Meta’s blocking of rival AI bots from the WhatsApp business edition.