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February 19, 2026
India is ideal for data centers
A bulk of the data that trains AI models originates in India, Sanjeev Bikhchandani has told RT
TL;DR
- India is considered an ideal location for AI data centers.
- A significant amount of data used to train AI models originates from India.
- The AI surge is viewed as an opportunity, with new job creation expected to outweigh disruptions.
- India needs more compute power, land, energy, and water for data centers.
- Major companies are investing heavily in India's data center infrastructure.
- India hosts nearly 20% of the world's data but only 3% of global data center capacity.
- India's data center power consumption capacity is projected to increase significantly by 2030.
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