Microsoft’s abrupt suspension of cloud service access to Nayara Energy, a leading Indian oil refiner, has sent shockwaves through the global technology and energy sectors, shining a spotlight on the increasingly complex interplay between geopolitics, corporate structure, and digital sovereignty...
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As the world’s energy and technology spheres become ever more entwined with global geopolitics, the recent tussle over access to digital infrastructure at India’s Nayara Energy exposes fresh hazards facing critical industries—and emerging powers—in the age of cloud dominance. When Europe imposed...
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