India lags behind other BRIC nations China, Russia, and Brazil in providing its citizens access to information and communications technology, according to a report by UK risk analysis firm, Maplecroft. Emerging economies of Brazil, India, China and Russia, with high rates of growth, are referred to as BRIC countries.
Maplecroft rates India at "extreme risk" among countries whose populations and economies are stifled by a lack of 'digital inclusion,' which is defined by Maplecroft as the ability to use and access information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as computers, the Internet and mobile phones.
