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IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Says He Is Switching to Zoho, Urges ‘Swadeshi’ Adoption

The move is cast as a public signal to weigh homegrown alternatives to foreign suites.

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'I am moving to Zoho': Ashwini Vaishnaw ditches foreign apps in Swadeshi tech shift

Overview

  • Vaishnaw posted on X that he is moving to Zoho for documents, spreadsheets and presentations, calling on citizens to adopt indigenous products.
  • He serves as minister for Electronics and IT, Railways, and Information and Broadcasting, giving the announcement high visibility.
  • Zoho, founded in 1996 in Tamil Nadu, offers an integrated suite of cloud-based business and productivity apps positioned against Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
  • Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu publicly thanked the minister and called the decision a morale boost for engineers.
  • The announcement follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s festive-season appeal to buy Made-in-India goods and GST reform messaging, with no new procurement mandate announced.