India launches ambitious plan for a robust digital future

New Delhi

STANDING alongside some of the titans of Indian industry and senior ministers in his cabinet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the start of a "Digital India week" at a packed stadium in the capital last week, highlighting his government's push for greater Internet connectivity and services for more of the country's people and a desire to jump-start Indian manufacturing in electronics.

With an analogy, he evoked the image of a small child, once enthralled with a pair of glasses in an adult's pocket, or a pen, now captivated by a mobile phone.