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How India is using digital technology to project power
Narendra Modi sees his country’s digital public infrastructure as an Indian Belt and Road Initiative
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People wait at a mall before the opening of New Delhi's first Apple retail store at a mall in New Delhi on April 20.
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The Economist
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi aspires to turn India – and by extension himself – into a vishwaguru, or “teacher to the world”. But what pedagogical gift, beyond its Prime Minister’s charisma and sage-like appearance, does a rapidly growing and ambitious India have for other countries?
Technological prowess, is the Modi government’s clear answer. In a little over a decade, India has built a collection of public-facing digital platforms that have transformed life for its citizens. Once collectively known as the “India Stack”, they have been rebranded “digital public infrastructure” (DPI) as the number and ambition of the platforms have grown.
