India’s MEA and MeitY are exporting population-scale digital rails, from UPI to DigiLocker, to 25 partner countries to drive sovereign, inclusive governance across the Global South.
In July 2026, a senior official from India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that 25 nations are currently running pilot programmes to adopt components of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) stack, with several countries considering full implementation within the year. Early international pilot initiatives and interoperability arrangements include France Connect, Singapore’s National Digital Identity (SingPass), the Oman National Payments Systems, and the Australian Government’s Digital ID System (AGDIS).
This global expansion stems directly from the diplomatic momentum established during India’s G20 Presidency in September 2023. That summit achieved an international consensus on a common definition for DPI, established a voluntary deployment framework, and created the Global Digital Public Infrastructure Repository (GDPIR).
Technology diplomacy, international legal rules, and foreign policy agreements surrounding DPI are managed by the New, Emerging and Strategic Technologies (NEST) division, a specialised wing created within the MEA in 2020. Execution and technical alignment are handled through close co-ordination between the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) and Indian diplomatic missions abroad.
India’s international outreach focuses primarily on supporting Global South nations through open-source technology adoption, knowledge sharing, and direct technology transfers. The foundational technology stack being offered covers Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS), DigiLocker, Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), FASTag and DigiYatra.
