India, Oct. 12 -- As the global race to scale up data centre capacity accelerates, driven by the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-native workloads, India finds itself at a strategic crossroads.

Despite significant strides in digital adoption and connectivity, a large share of India's data continues to be processed and stored overseas due to insufficient domestic infrastructure. This disconnect has far-reaching implications; not just for data sovereignty and national security, but also for service performance, economic growth, and India's long-term digital competitiveness.

India contributes nearly 20% of global data generation, yet holds only about 3% of the world's data centre capacity. This sharp imbalance high...