It's neither an engineering consideration nor a matter of pride. It's a way to make citizens' devices easier to control. India is among the most censorious cou

It's neither an engineering consideration nor a matter of pride. It's a way to make citizens' devices easier to control. India is among the most censorious countries, and the current regime is openly nationalistic and also moving toward authoritarianism. Having digital control of money and then citizens' smartphones makes it much, much easier to control the country.