“Zoho Will Dethrone Meta, Google and Microsoft in India”, Goa Chronicles, October 06, 2025

“There’s a tectonic shift happening in India’s tech landscape. Not the noisy kind of shift — no extravagant IPOs, no glitzy grandstanding. This is quieter, more structural, and potentially far more consequential. It centres on Zoho, the Chennai-born SaaS company that has long been a dark horse. Today, with its new messenger (Arattai), its homegrown browser (Ulaa), its growing dominance in email & office tools, and the full weight of a government eager for digital self-reliance, Zoho is in the right place at the right time. If all the pieces fall into place, it won’t just compete — it will dethrone global behemoths in India.

India’s policy winds are blowing in one direction: “Swadeshi”, “Atmanirbhar Bharat”, “product nation”. The Government of India is not just nudging but mandating that public sector bodies, ministries, PSUs, and government staff begin using Indian-made technology. Foreign software is under scrutiny for dependence, data sovereignty, privacy.

Recent examples make this very real:

• • The Education Ministry has directed all its officials and departments to use Zoho Office Suite for official documents, spreadsheets, presentations.
  • The Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has publicly endorsed Zoho tools, and switched himself to Zoho’s office products.
  • Zoho’s email (Zoho Mail) has seen massive demand from PSUs, governments, and enterprises after the endorsement……”

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