India's digital sovereignty debate remains focused on where data is stored. But in the age of AI, sovereignty increasingly depends on who controls compute infrastructure, cloud systems, foundational models and the technological command layer beneath digital governance.
Centre, in partnership with states, will implement Digital Public Infrastructure in agriculture to cover farmers & their lands in three years, says FM Sitharaman.
Speaking at Carnegie India’s Global Technology Summit on the need to adopt DPI globally, most panellists had a word of caution on implementing such technologies in their national infrastructure.
G20 declaration acknowledges cascading economic crises that pose challenges to long-term growth. Suggests framework for development, deployment & governance of digital public infra.
In G20 policy recommendations, World Bank says Digital Public Infrastructure can accelerate countries' digital transformation, but they must be designed according to global standards.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
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