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India is advancing a sovereign digital infrastructure approach for BRICS.
The model emphasizes interoperable Digital Public Infrastructure instead of one unified digital stack.
India has signed DPI cooperation agreements with twenty-four countries.
The agreements are described as supporting architectural coordination while preserving national control.
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The strategy is presented as part of India's strategic autonomy.
One analysis links the approach to broader geopolitical dynamics involving the United States and China.
Another says India is using diplomacy, connectivity, and payments to offer Central Asia alternatives to Russian and Chinese corridors.
The reporting frames the effort as a search for a third path amid BRICS expansion and geopolitical fracture.