Reliance to Build India’s AI Backbone
Partners with Global Giants Google and Meta
At Reliance’s 48th Annual General Meeting in August 2025, Mukesh Ambani stood before shareholders with a new promise: just as Reliance Jio had democratized mobile data for India, his next mission is to create an AI backbone for the nation. To achieve this, Ambani is launching a new subsidiary called Reliance Intelligence—and he is not doing it alone. Global tech giants Google and Meta are joining hands with Reliance to make this vision a reality.
This partnership marks a bold step in India’s push to catch up in the global AI race, currently dominated by the U.S. and China. If successful, it could transform how businesses, industries, and even governments in India use artificial intelligence.
Reliance Intelligence: The “Jio Moment” for AI
Mukesh Ambani described Reliance Intelligence as a national-scale platform that will combine infrastructure, software, and research to make “AI available everywhere, for every Indian.”
- Building AI-ready data centers powered by renewable energy.
- Offering platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for Indian enterprises.
- Developing sector-specific AI applications in healthcare, agriculture, and finance.
- Expanding research into safe and responsible AI.
The Global Partnerships
Google Partnership: AI Cloud in Jamnagar
Reliance is working with Google Cloud to build a massive AI data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat. This ensures AI workloads can be trained locally, aligning with India's data sovereignty goals.
Why This Partnership Matters
- India’s Place in the Global AI Race: Positions India as a producer, not just a consumer, of AI technology.
- Building on the Jio Playbook: Aims to democratize AI for enterprises, much like Jio did for mobile data.
- Strengthening Global Tech’s Ties to India: Secures deeper access for Google and Meta to one of the world's largest growing markets.
Challenges Ahead
While the ambition is massive, challenges remain, including the complexity of execution, intense global competition, the need for strong regulation and privacy frameworks, and scaling up a specialized AI talent pool in India.
Final Thoughts
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Intelligence is being positioned as the AI backbone of India, with Google Cloud providing infrastructure muscle and Meta’s Llama 2 powering enterprise solutions. If Reliance can replicate even part of the success it achieved with Jio, this move could transform India’s AI landscape within the next decade.
For India, this partnership is about more than technology—it’s about digital independence, economic growth, and global competitiveness. The road ahead will be challenging, but if Ambani delivers, Reliance Intelligence could make AI as accessible to Indians as mobile data became after Jio.
