Manipur and the
Punjab’s recent internet outages have had a devastating impact on India’s
economy. The shutdowns cost the economy around $1.9 billion, led to the loss of
roughly $118 million in foreign investment, and accounted for the loss of about
21,268 jobs. These startling numbers demonstrate the perilous effect that
internet blackouts have on India’s economy. The Net Loss calculator created by
the Internet Society predicts that by 2023, India would have a significant
shutdown risk, reaching 16 percent, due to its frequent usage of such shutdowns
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The goal of the Net Loss
calculator, which is housed on The Internet Society’s Pulse Platform, is to
determine the global economic impact of internet outages. According to the
tool, India faces one of the greatest shutdown risks in the world. India could
be hindering its own economic de