Interview: Zoho Migration and Digital Sovereignty
An interview with Decode, public interest technologist Anivar Aravind discusses the implications of Zoho migration on India's digital administration.
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.
This change undermines India's open digital foundations, as emails bound for @gov.in now flow through Zoho, rather than staying within government networks.
- 12 lakh government email accounts have moved from NIC to Zoho Mail
- Data now sits on Zoho's private servers
- Emails bound for @gov.in flow through Zoho
Author's summary: Zoho migration undermines India's digital sovereignty.