{
  "id": 3964816,
  "title": "Meta India, Southeast Asia VP Sandhya Devanathan Steps Down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/meta-india-southeast-asia-vp-sandhya-devanathan-steps-down",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-28T12:24:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc42",
    "slug": "inc42",
    "url": "https://inc42.com/buzz/meta-india-southeast-asia-vp-sandhya-devanathan-steps-down/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Meta's India and Southeast Asia vice president Sandhya Devanathan has announced she is leaving the company after a decade-long tenure. In a LinkedIn post, Devanathan stated that she is moving on to a new adventure and plans to share more details about her next venture. Her departure at Meta comes after she took on a leadership role in India in November 2022, overseeing the company's gaming vertical in the Asia-Pacific region, which the company cites as one of its five largest business units. Prior to her appointment, Devanathan held various positions at Meta, including group director for ecommerce, travel, and financial services businesses in Southeast Asia, and MD and business head for Vietnam. She joined Meta in 2016 and has also served on the board of Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Ltd, a joint venture between Meta and Reliance. Devanathan's departure comes amid growing regulatory scrutiny for Meta in India, particularly regarding child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, and unlabelled AI-generated content on its platforms. The Indian government recently sought technical changes from the company to address these concerns.",
  "summary": "Meta’s India and Southeast Asia vice president Sandhya Devanathan has stepped down after more than a decade at the social…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}