Interview: Zoho Migration and Digital Sovereignty
In an interview with Decode, public interest technologist Anivar Aravind discusses the implications of Zoho migration on India's digital foundations.
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.
- Despite the familiar @gov.in and @nic.in addresses remaining, the migration is significant.
Zoho Migration Highlights Swadeshi Jingoism Over Digital Sovereignty
For decades, NIC ran India!s digital backbone—email, e-Office, and domains—entirely under state control, with messages, logs, and audit trails staying within government networks.
Author's summary: Zoho migration undermines India's digital sovereignty.