Reliance Industries Partners with Google Cloud and Meta to Build India’s National-Scale AI Infrastructure
Mukesh Ambani, India’s wealthiest individual and chairman of Reliance Industries, has unveiled a significant initiative to establish the country as a global force in artificial intelligence (AI) through a new subsidiary. The venture, named Reliance Intelligence, aims to construct a nationwide AI infrastructure, offering enterprise tools and services across various sectors.
During Reliance Industries’ 48th annual general meeting on Friday, Ambani announced the launch of this new company, which aspires to attract top-tier researchers, engineers, designers, and product developers, creating an environment that fosters rapid research and meticulous engineering.
In his keynote address, Ambani stated, “Reliance Intelligence will serve as a hub for world-class talent, bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and practical innovation, thereby transforming ideas into solutions for India and beyond.”
To commence this endeavor, Reliance has collaborated with Google — one of its key technology partners — to construct an AI-focused cloud infrastructure in India. The initiative will initiate with a significant data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, aimed at providing businesses, developers, and government entities with AI-centric services, leveraging Jio’s network and Reliance’s energy assets for large-scale deployments, as detailed in the joint statement from both companies.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai expressed his enthusiasm for this partnership, stating in a video message during the company’s virtual AGM, “Google Cloud is not only supporting your mission-critical workloads but also pioneering advanced AI initiatives with you — and this is just the beginning.” Google has yet to comment on the financial specifics of this collaboration.
Additionally, Reliance has formed a joint venture with Meta, another significant tech investor, to develop and scale enterprise AI solutions for customers in India and select international markets. Under the agreement, Reliance and Meta have committed ₹8.55 billion (approximately $100 million) towards this partnership, with a 70:30 ownership split respectively.
This collaboration will offer Meta’s Llama-based enterprise AI platform-as-a-service, enabling businesses to customize, deploy, and manage generative AI models for a variety of use cases spanning sales, marketing, IT, customer service, and finance. The joint venture will also provide a suite of pre-configured AI solutions, according to the companies’ statement.
Meta’s collaboration with Reliance follows its recent restructuring of AI ventures into Superintelligence Labs, marked by high-profile AI hires. (However, Meta has reportedly paused this hiring spree due to concerns from shareholders.)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg remarked, “Through this joint venture, we’re putting Meta’s Llama models into real-world applications.” The partnership is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Reliance has also expressed intentions to expand beyond India and bring its flagship subsidiary, Reliance Jio Platforms, to international markets, as revealed by Ambani. Moreover, Jio aims to file for an initial public offering (IPO) in the first half of 2026, following much anticipation and initial delays.
Reports suggest that Reliance is considering a partnership with OpenAI, which recently introduced its affordable ChatGPT subscription in India and announced plans to establish an office in New Delhi later this year. The details of this potential collaboration are expected to be disclosed during Sam Altman’s upcoming visit to India next month, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Reliance and OpenAI have yet to respond to requests for comment regarding this partnership.
Earlier this year, Reliance’s primary competitor, Bharti Airtel — India’s second-largest telecommunications company after Reliance — partnered with Perplexity to provide more than 360 million Airtel subscribers access to Perplexity Pro for a period of twelve months.
Reliance has previously collaborated with Microsoft to offer its Azure cloud platform to Indian enterprises and provides JioAICloud, a consumer-focused service that includes 100GB of free storage. The consumer cloud service has been utilized by 40 million users and was recently updated with voice search support and an AI Create Hub for transforming photos into AI-driven reels, collages, and promotional videos, as announced at the annual general meeting.
Reliance also unveiled its AI-powered smart glasses, JioFrames, as a response to Snap’s Spectacles and Ray-Ban Meta glasses. Similarly, the company is integrating AI into its streaming platform, JioHotstar, which has attracted over 600 million users and 300 million paying subscribers in the three months since its launch in February.
The new AI features include “Riya” — a voice assistant — and content translation into Indian languages using AI-voice cloning and lip-syncing technology.
