New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Generative AI pioneer OpenAI has begun discussions to house data of its Indian users within the country, three executives who attended Wednesday's New Delhi meeting with the company's chief executive said.

"OpenAI is looking for ways to expand its India presence, which is a natural process since India is one of the biggest developer ecosystems for the company. With multiple competitors within the US itself, and now coupled with the emergence of China as a force to reckon with, the company is in process of doubling down on its India presence. It has already begun discussing ways to localize its Indian citizens' data in domestic data centres, in anticipation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. The move t...