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The Architecture of Influence: India’s Digital Public Infrastructure and Its Significance

Author(s) Mr. Abhay Pratap Singh
Country India
Abstract Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) stands as one of the most transformative innovations of the twenty-first century,fundamentally reshaping governance,service delivery,financial inclusion and digital identity systems.India has developed the world’s largest DPI ecosystem,comprising key components such as Aadhaar,Unified Payments Interface (UPI),DigiLocker,CoWIN,FASTag and the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC),collectively serving over one billion individuals.While initially designed as a domestic digital governance initiative,India’s DPI has rapidly transcended national boundaries to assume a critical role as an instrument of the country’s soft power on the global stage.This study employs theoretical frameworks of soft power,digital diplomacy and geoeconomics to analyze the evolution of India’s DPI from a national innovation to a strategic international asset.The paper explores how India’s open-source,interoperable digital model appeals to developing countries seeking affordable,scalable and sovereignty-preserving digital solutions.Furthermore,it assesses the Impact of DPI in enhancing India’s global reputation,strengthening South–South cooperation,providing an alternative to dominant Western Big Tech and China’s Digital Silk Road initiatives and influencing global digital governance norms.The findings underscore DPI as a central pillar of India’s foreign policy,positioning it to play a significant role in the emerging multipolar digital order and shaping India’s international engagements for decades to come.
Keywords Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), UPI,Soft Power,Digital Diplomacy,India’s Foreign Policy, Global Digital Governance,South–South Cooperation, Digital Sovereignty,Geoeconomics,Multipolar Digital Order
Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-02-10
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.68524
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