Context:
In February 2026, the Government of India (GoI) signed MoUs/agreements with 23 countries to share and promote India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and components of the India Stack.
This was informed to Parliament by Jitin Prasada, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
What is the initiative about?
India is exporting its DPI model—open, interoperable, population-scale digital systems—to partner countries to strengthen digital governance, financial inclusion, and service delivery.
Key Areas of Cooperation
The MoUs focus on:
- Digital identity
- Digital payments
- Data exchange frameworks
- Public service delivery platforms
Countries that signed DPI MoUs (23)
- Armenia
- Sierra Leone
- Suriname
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Papua New Guinea
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tanzania
- Kenya
- Cuba
- Colombia
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Ethiopia
- Jamaica
- Gambia
- Fiji
- Guyana
- Venezuela
- Sri Lanka
- Brazil
- Lesotho
- Maldives
- Mongolia
Global Expansion of UPI
India’s flagship digital payments system, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), is now operational in 8 countries:
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Singapore
- Bhutan
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
- France
- Mauritius
- Qatar
