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Digital Transformation•6 min•Trufe Insights•Apr 7, 2026
Sovereign Cloud for Indian Government — What It Means, What It Requires, What It Costs
Industry Analysis perspective for Government with implementation guidance and internal references.
What Sovereign Cloud Actually Means (Beyond the Buzzword)
- Data residency: all data physically in India
- Operational sovereignty: Indian entities manage infrastructure
- Jurisdictional sovereignty: Indian law governs data access
India's Government Cloud Landscape
- MeghRaj / GI Cloud: current state and adoption
- NIC and government data centers
- AWS GovCloud India, Azure Government, GCP — what qualifies?
Architecture Requirements
- Data localization at every layer (compute, storage, networking, backup)
- Encryption with India-managed keys
- Access controls aligned with government classification levels
- Audit and compliance for CERT-In and MeitY
Migration Pathways
- Lift-and-shift vs. re-architecture for sovereign environments
- Phased migration to maintain zero downtime
Cost Analysis: On-Prem vs. Sovereign Cloud
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