India's Digital Transformation: Grappling with High Tech and Low Tech

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Exploring India's rapid technological progress, this chapter discusses the country's digital transformation, including the use of cashless payments, the India Stack, and the Varanasi smart city project. It also addresses concerns about surveillance, infrastructure, and public health.

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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