Indias reliance on US software, cloud services, social media platforms poses economic vulnerability: GTRI - The Economic Times

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The article argues that India’s dependence on US software, cloud services, and social media platforms creates economic and security risk. It says foreign control over digital infrastructure could disrupt banking, governance, defence, and public communication during geopolitical tensions. It calls for a phased “Digital Swaraj Mission” that would push sovereign cloud hosting, an indigenous operating system, homegrown cybersecurity, and broader software migration in government systems. It also points to Europe’s sovereign cloud efforts and China’s domestic substitution strategy as examples India could follow.

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