India has signed MoUs with 24 countries to push forward Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and digital solutions that work at population scale. This builds on nearly a decade of work building open, interoperable digital platforms at home, and now the country is taking that model abroad through partnerships built around knowledge sharing, capacity building, and technology collaboration.
DPI sat high on the agenda during India’s G20 Presidency in 2023. The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration named it as a driver of inclusive economic growth and development.
India Stack partnerships spreading through the Global South
The MoUs set up cooperation around capacity building, sharing best practices, technical workshops, expert consultations, feasibility studies, and scaling up digital solutions that have already proven themselves.
India has run virtual consultations and technical workshops with partner countries to walk through India Stack and check how ready their digital ecosystems are. Progress has been strongest with Global South countries: Kenya signed both an Implementation Framework Agreement and a Non-Disclosure Agreement to bring DigiLocker online, and work on a foundational DigiLocker system has started in Cuba.
Under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme, India ran a dedicated DPI course for a Cuban delegation in December 2025. Bilateral talks are also moving forward with Lao PDR, Seychelles, Venezuela, Armenia, Fiji, Guyana, and Colombia, looking at whether platforms like e-Sanjeevani, e-Office, and e-Hospital could work in their contexts.
UPI and other digital tools catching on internationally
India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) keeps expanding overseas, letting people send P2P remittances and make P2M payments through tie-ups with foreign financial institutions.
UPI now runs in Bhutan, France, Mauritius, Nepal, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the UAE, Cambodia, and Greece. P2M works in all of them, while P2P is live specifically in Singapore, Nepal, and Greece.
The government also arranges study visits and technical exchanges for foreign delegations at institutions such as the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the National e-Governance Division (NeGD), the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the National Informatics Centre (NIC), and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). Delegations from Kenya, Rwanda, Nepal, Indonesia, and South Africa have taken part recently, learning firsthand from India’s digital governance work.
A Social Impact Fund for developing countries
To help DPI take hold more widely, the government has approved a Social Impact Fund (SIF). It’s a government-led, multi-stakeholder initiative that will offer money and technical support for DPI pilot projects across the Global South, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries.
Key Takeaway: India is positioning itself as a leading voice on Digital Public Infrastructure, partnering with 24 countries to share tools like India Stack, DigiLocker, UPI, e-Sanjeevani, and e-Office. Backed by these international partnerships and the new Social Impact Fund, the push is meant to speed up digital transformation and support development across the Global South.
MCQ’s:
1. Which of the following was recognised in the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration (2023) as a driver of inclusive economic growth and development?
A. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
B. International Solar Alliance
C. National Digital Health Mission
D. PM Gati Shakti
2. According to the article, P2P UPI transactions are currently operational in which of the following countries?
A. Singapore, Nepal and Greece
B. France, Mauritius and UAE
C. Bhutan, Qatar and Cambodia
D. Sri Lanka, France and Bhutan
