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Interview: Zoho Migration and Digital Sovereignty

In an interview with Decode, public interest technologist Anivar Aravind discusses the implications of Zoho migration on India's digital foundations.

India has shifted its government email from public infrastructure to a private cloud, with around 12 lakh government email accounts moving from NIC to Zoho Mail.

The data now sits on Zoho's private servers rather than government-run data centres.

This change is significant, as NIC previously ran India's digital backbone under state control, with messages and logs staying within government networks.

Author's summary: Zoho migration undermines India's digital sovereignty.

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BOOM BOOM — 2025-10-17

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