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India is an increasingly pivotal actor in the deluge of technology-centered coalitions and partnerships. It is part of minilateral groupings like the India-Australia-Japan Supply Chain Resilience Initiative, “values-driven” groupings like the proposed D10 club of democracies on technology, and norms-shaping groupings like the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence. Its inclusion would appear to be natural: It remains a democracy that supports a rules-based international order. India has rapidly emerged as a major electronics manufacturer, and it is an attractive market for digital products, with between 800 million to 1 billion