India's Digital Sovereignty: AI, Chips, and Self-Reliance

India's Digital Revolution: From Independence Day Challenge to Technological Self-Reliance

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On Independence Day 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a historic challenge from the Red Fort, urging India's tech companies and startups to build indigenous digital infrastructure and social media platforms not as a direct mandate, but as an innovation challenge to achieve digital sovereignty. The response has been extraordinary. Within weeks, the government accelerated the IndiaAI Mission with 38,000 GPUs and ₹10,300 crore investment, announced India's first domestically-produced semiconductor chips launching by year-end with ₹1.6 lakh crore across ten manufacturing units, and deployed an indigenous 4G stack with one lakh towers reaching two crore people in remote areas. Most visibly, Zoho's Arattai messaging app surged to 7.5 million downloads, briefly overtaking WhatsApp on Indian app stores following government endorsements. India's hybrid Digital Public Infrastructure model combining NIC's secure government systems with private sector innovation addresses the fundamental challenge of sustaining indigenous platforms without immediate revenue. This approach mirrors developed nations like Norway, providing government support while fostering competition. As India progresses toward its Viksit Bharat 2047 vision, these achievements demonstrate that digital self-reliance is no longer aspirational it's actively unfolding through coordinated government initiative, private innovation, and public enthusiasm for Made in India technology.

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