Digital sovereignty is now a live instrument of economic policy and geopolitical signalling. States increasingly view control over data and the code stack as analogous to control over ports or energy grids. As India strengthens its economic position globally, western power-centers are likely to come down hard on Indian founders and their enterprises. The challenge for India's policymakers is to calibrate an approach that preserves interoperability and competition while building sovereign capabilities. [Disclaimer: This is an authored article by Anuraag Saxena, who is a public policy expert.