How India is using digital technology to project power
Narendra Modi sees his country’s digital public infrastructure as an Indian Belt and Road Initiative
NARENDRA MODI aspires to turn India into a vishwaguru, or “teacher to the world”. But what pedagogical gift, beyond its prime minister’s sage-like appearance, does a rapidly growing and ambitious India have for other countries?
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “India’s digital Belt and Road Initiative”
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