Interview: Zoho Migration and Digital Sovereignty
Anivar Aravind, a public interest technologist, discusses the implications of Zoho migration on India's digital foundations in an interview with Decode.
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.
- The @gov.in and @nic.in addresses remain, but emails are routed through Zoho instead of NICNET.
Zoho migration could undermine India’s open digital foundations.
Author's summary: Zoho migration affects India's digital sovereignty.