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State of India’s Digital Economy in 2026: A Review

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  1. 1Centre for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, INDIA.

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Anup Kumar Das

Centre for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, INDIA.

anup_csp@jnu.ac.in

Volume 5, Issue 2 · pp. 234-236 · 2026 · DOI: 10.5530/jcitation.20260302

ABSTRACT

The "State of India's Digital Economy (SIDE) 2026" report, published by the ICRIER-Prosus Centre for Internet and Digital Economy (IPCIDE) and authored by Deepak Mishra, Aarti Reddy, Shailly Gupta, and Agrima Khanduri, is a highly comprehensive benchmarking study. Expanded in its 5th edition to cover 71 countries representing 96% of global GDP, 86% of global internet users, and 83% of the global population, the report offers a rigorous assessment of the global digital landscape with a particular focus on India's position within it (p. 13). The Report is divided into six chapters, namely, The Global Digital Map: Who Leads and Who Lags in 2026; The Rise of the Intelligent Digital Economy; Digitalisation’s Hidden Costs: Global Imbalance, Digital Crime, and E-Waste; India in the G20: An Emerging Digital Power with Significant Room to Grow; India and BRICS: Competing with Emerging Giants, and India and the EU: A Partnership of Complementary Strengths.

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    Das, A. K. (2026). State of India’s Digital Economy in 2026: A Review. Journal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation Studies, 5(2), 234-236. https://doi.org/10.5530/jcitation.20260302

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