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India's digital sovereignty imperative: Why open, interoperable infrastructure can no longer ...
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Fusion42 · 19 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
India is prioritizing data sovereignty through policies like the DPDP Act which mandate data localization, yet much sensitive data remains on foreign-controlled cloud infrastructure. Indian enterprises are increasingly repatriating cloud workloads to domestic providers and on-premises setups for compliance, cost control, and jurisdictional risk mitigation, with open-source and interoperability seen as critical enablers.
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Indian enterprises now face rising pressure to move data and workloads off US-governed clouds onto domestic or on-premises infrastructure to avoid foreign legal reach. You must accelerate adoption of open-source and interoperable platforms this quarter to secure market access and regulatory compliance in India's evolving data landscape.
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