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India’s Data Center Push Is Colliding With Farm and Water Politics
India is offering a 20-year tax holiday to foreign cloud companies, but local resistance to data center projects is exposing the social and environmental costs of becoming an AI infrastructure hub.
Key Takeaways
- India has launched a 20-year tax holiday for foreign cloud providers using India-based data centers for global customers.
- Google and Microsoft projects are facing resistance from farmers and local activists.
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