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From e-governance to digital trust, as India moves towards a digitised future, data and information will become the cornerstones for policy making of tomorrow. The Brookings India Digital Initiative aims to create a platform for research and dissemination on matters of concern to Digital India. With relevant insights from leading global scholars through our development seminars and rich body of insightful rigorous research done within the institution, we aim to bring rigour and depth to the digital discourse in our country.