Digital Public Infrastructure

October 9, 2026 10:17 PM

India partners as pilot country with ITU to bridge AI gap for Global South

Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said on Friday that ultimately, the true measure of artificial intelligence (AI) will not be the size of its models or the sophistication of its algorithms, but the number of human lives it improves. “The journey of the AI for Good Lab from Geneva to New Delhi mirrors the journey that artificial intelligence itself must make — from global conversations to local solutions, from technological possibility to human impact, and from strategy to sca...

October 6, 2026 11:12 PM

PM Modi stresses affordable, accessible technology and digital services for Global South

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday emphasised the need to make technology and digital services affordable and accessible, particularly for the Global South, to ensure inclusive and sustainable development. Interacting with Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) Board members at Seva Teerth ahead of the India Mobile Congress, he stressed that democratisation of technology and its reach to the last mile are essential to prevent a widening digital divide. The Prime Ministe...

September 26, 2026 2:15 PM

India Pushes for Resilient Health Systems, Global Action on Pandemic Preparedness

Representing India at the UN High-Level Meeting on ‘Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response’ in New York on September 25, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava reaffirmed India’s commitment to strengthening global health security through international cooperation, calling for sustained investment, stronger institutional capacity and resilient health systems based on the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic. India Outlines Coordinated Approach to Pandemic Preparedness Addressi...

September 12, 2026 11:49 PM

PM Modi Thanks BRICS Leaders for New Delhi Declaration, Says Grouping Is ‘Wider in Reach, Stronger in Purpose’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked BRICS member countries and their leaders for the unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration, saying it reflects the confidence of a grouping that is “wider in reach and stronger in purpose”. In a post on X, PM Modi said the declaration focuses on innovation, sustainability and people-to-people ties, with the aim of making BRICS cooperation more practical, development-oriented and responsive to the aspirations of its member nations. “T...

September 10, 2026 10:20 AM

BRICS WBA chair highlights UPI-modelled digital public infrastructure paper, calls India’s presidency “phenomenal”

India’s presidency of BRICS has been “absolutely phenomenal”, said Avarna Jain, Chairperson of the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance (WBA), highlighting the body’s work on a knowledge paper on digital public infrastructure modelled on India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Delhi is set to host the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit on September 12-13, as India concludes its 2026 chairship of the expanded grouping of major emerging economies and developing countries. “I think India’s...

August 31, 2026 10:53 PM

India-Uzbekistan Ties: From Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Eurasian Engagement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Uzbekistan has given a new direction to India’s engagement with Central Asia. The decision to elevate India-Uzbekistan relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, coming in the 15th year of their existing strategic partnership, is more than a diplomatic upgrade. It reflects the growing convergence between India’s economic, energy, technological and security interests under its Viksit Bharat 2047 vision and Uzbekistan’s ambition to bu...

August 18, 2026 7:37 PM

BRICS ICT Working Group focuses on digital public infrastructure, governance in Pune

The second day of the in-person meetings of the 7th BRICS Working Group for Cooperation in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) focused on digital public infrastructure (DPI), digital governance and cooperation on emerging digital technologies. The Focus Group on Digital Public Infrastructure and the Digital BRICS Task Force met in Pune on Tuesday as part of the ongoing BRICS ICT Track meetings. The DPI Focus Group, whose Terms of Reference were adopted in 2025, reviewed progress ...

July 23, 2026 9:21 AM

India’s Digital Governance Revolution: Redefining Ease of Doing Business

For decades, India's business ecosystem was often associated with cumbersome paperwork, multiple regulatory approvals and bureaucratic delays. Investors and entrepreneurs frequently found themselves navigating a maze of government departments before commencing operations. Over the last decade, however, India has undertaken one of the world's most ambitious digital governance transformations, fundamentally reshaping the country's ease of doing business landscape. Now, we have compelling evidence ...

June 7, 2026 10:28 AM

India, Nepal sign MoU to develop AI-powered multilingual language platform

The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kathmandu University's Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence (DPI-AI) to jointly develop multilingual language technologies and digital public infrastructure aimed at improving digital inclusion across India and Nepal. The MoU was signed by Amitabh Nag, CEO of the Digital India BHASHINI Division, and Pr...

February 6, 2026 6:34 PM

India signs DPI cooperation agreements with 23 countries; UPI goes live in eight nations

India has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements with 23 countries to share and cooperate on its Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), reinforcing the country’s growing role as a global leader in digital governance and fintech innovation. The agreements aim to facilitate the replication and adoption of India’s digital platforms under the India Stack framework, said Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada in a written reply to Rajya Sa...