India's Digital Sovereignty: Data, Infrastructure, and Policy

The podcast titled "The Digital Sovereignty of India: Why Data is the New Battleground," featuring a discussion with Abhishek Bhatt, Secretary General of the Bharat Digital Infrastructure Association (BDIA). The conversation primarily focuses on the concept of digital sovereignty within the Indian context, explaining it as a continuation of the "Swadeshi" (self-reliance) movement adapted for the modern data economy. Bhatt stresses that sovereign control over data is essential for national security, economic prosperity, and democracy, pointing out the vulnerabilities of relying on foreign cloud providers due to extraterritorial laws like the U.S. Cloud Act. He advocates for data attainability over mere localization and highlights initiatives like UPI as models for building a public digital infrastructure that fosters social equity and economic benefit.

There are no comments yet.

Please log in to write the first comment.