Digital Sovereignty at Work: Why India’s Push for Zoho Marks a Turning Point in Tech Independence
In the current era, data is akin to oil, the fuel that is driving the world. And nowadays, India is making a revolutionary move by controlling the data pipeline. The Indian government has recently pivoted towards Zoho, a homegrown software giant. This groundbreaking innovation embodies more than a mere preference for local software vendors. It portrays a fundamental shift in the way the world’s most populous country now views digital sovereignty. And not to forget, that its implications extend beyond India’s borders. Well, for decades, India has relied on American tech giants like Google and Microsoft for their digital infrastructure. Undoubtedly, these companies have enhanced India’s digital position, but they also come with a hidden cost – data navigating across servers in foreign jurisdictions and being subject to international laws like the US Cloud Act that drive access to data stored at any location in the world. We should also consider the fact that recent data breach...