New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Bharti Airtel is now pivoting towards data centres within India, with sovereign cloud emerging as its "next area of focus," said Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman Bharti Airtel.

Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, Mittal said countries are increasingly prioritising digital sovereignty, with growing emphasis on protecting sensitive data and ensuring it remains within national borders.

"Well, within India, our main focus now is turning towards data centers.sovereign cloud is becoming the next area of focus for us," he said.

Mittal highlighted the company's expansion plans, adding Airtel is rapidly scaling up its data centre infrastructure, with several new facilities being developed across major loc...