In an exclusive piece for MediaBrief, , Founder of and CEO of , writes about India’s digital sovereignty, the risks of foreign-controlled software and cloud infrastructure, and why true digital self-reliance requires ownership of the entire tech stack. Sheth also shares his views on the need for government and private-sector alignment, upstream investments in operating systems and firmware, and how strategic intent, not just scale, will define India’s digital future.

I ndia is now the world’s second-largest smartphone market. As of 2023, over 820 million Indians use a smartphone, with nearly 1 billion expected by 2026. We’ve built one of the cheapest mobile data networks globally and pioneered platforms like UPI and Aadhaar. On the surface, this looks like a digital superpower in the mak

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