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Who controls the internet? In the situation of a conflict, can global organisations shut down root servers and cut off India from the internet?
Dependence on national capabilities in an interconnected world has triggered deep debate globally. For countries like India, questions about dependence on global networks have become a priority.
With Western corporations, including Microsoft, AWS and Oracle, shutting down their operations in Russia, the rest of the world has become acutely aware of its dependence on a clutch of technology service providers. Most of the world’s industry depends heavily on cloud computing systems where servers are owned and managed by a few Western companies.
