Srinagar, Dec. 1 -- In the digital age, the global balance of power has shifted decisively from oil to data, from geopolitics to technopolitics, and from traditional trade to digital trade. At this juncture, India faces two parallel pressures and opportunities-on the one hand, the need to establish itself as a reliable technological partner in the accelerating global economy by joining global digital trade agreements, and on the other, the imperative to protect indigenous digital capabilities, data resources, technology policymaking, and digital sovereignty. The crux of the problem is that many digital trade agreements are replete with provisions that superficially advocate free, easy, and rapid digital flows, but in reality, they undermi...