India and Brazil Partner to Drive Tech and Digital Transformation

India and Brazil signed a strategic agreement to strengthen cooperation in digital public infrastructure (DPI), artificial intelligence (AI), and emerging technologies, representing a major milestone in their shared vision of inclusive, technology-led development.

The agreement was made official during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's State Visit to Brazil, hosted by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. During the meeting, the two countries determined digital transformation as a key pillar of cooperation as part of their 10-year strategic plan.

India was committed to assisting Brazil in its implementation of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system while offering extensive technical knowledge across scalable platforms such as Aadhaar, CoWIN, and ONDC. Brazil, in addition, provides strengths in biometric banking, geospatial technologies, and multilingual datasets that will benefit both to work together on AI.

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Additionally, the agreement seeks to increase bilateral trade to $20 billion in the next five years and build partnerships between researchers, startups, and innovation hubs. The two governments agreed to enhance cooperation under the BRICS Digital Economy Framework and align digital governance in a multilateral context.

Raj Kapoor, founder of the India Blockchain Alliance, remarked that the MOU can open new markets for Indian start-ups and facilitate collaborations in financial and technology capabilities across borders. He added that this collaboration addresses key UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a specific focus on digital inclusion and infrastructure.

The agreement aligns India's existing digital tools with Brazil's institutional and regional capabilities, and creates a template for digital diplomacy across the Global South and establishes both countries as leading actors in ethical, inclusive, and scalable tech innovation.