{"id":6019,"date":"2026-02-23T01:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T01:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.routemaster.io\/?p=6019"},"modified":"2026-02-23T01:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T01:34:45","slug":"india-just-committed-210b-to-ai-infrastructure-china-built-79-new-data-centers-last-year-the-uae-is-becoming-the-middle-easts-cloud-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.routemaster.io\/es\/2026\/02\/23\/india-just-committed-210b-to-ai-infrastructure-china-built-79-new-data-centers-last-year-the-uae-is-becoming-the-middle-easts-cloud-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"India just committed $210B to AI infrastructure. China built 79 new data centers last year. 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