Geopatriation in India: Why data residency is a boardroom illusion
In 2026, a new term has infiltrated Indian boardroom discussions: Geopatriation. Coined by Gartner as a top strategic technology trend for 2026, geopatriation is the deliberate relocation of workloads and applications from global cloud hyperscalers to regional or sovereign alternatives in response to geopolitical risk. While the previous decade was defined by a cloud-first approach, the current landscape is defined by the need for sovereignty.