By Fabiana Negrin Ochoa and Jason Chau

Facebook parent Meta is expanding its partnership with India's Reliance Industries into artificial-intelligence infrastructure as it invests aggressively to grow its capacity footprint.

The U.S. company said Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with the conglomerate to lease an AI-enabled data center in India, one of its fastest-growing markets.

"We're proud to be working with Reliance to build our first AI-enabled data center in India," Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said.

The investment reaffirms Meta's commitment to India, the company said, without disclosing financial details.