India weighs a sovereign cloud mandate for energy telecom and banking to cut foreign dependence fast

A Microsoft cloud outage triggered the push for local

India is considering a rule that would require “Made-in-India” sovereign cloud systems for critical sectors like energy, telecom, and banking. The move follows rising cybersecurity fears and geopolitical pressure, highlighted when Microsoft temporarily suspended cloud services for Nayara Energy. Officials say heavy reliance on overseas providers could let disruptions cripple businesses, but domestic cloud capacity still lags.