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Can GIFT City Be Testing Ground for India’s Sovereign Digital Currency (CBDC)?

The Promise of CBDC and Gift City’s Role Is the Digital Rupee ready for real-world testing? At a time when countries like China and the European Union are pioneering their own CBDCs, such as the Digital Yuan and the Digital Euro respectively, India is not far behind in its ambitions of having its version of CBDC-the Digital Rupee, better known as e-RUPI. These various global initiatives will go a long way in updating the world’s financial systems, monetary policy mechanisms, and financial inclusion. China has already started testing the e-CNY,...