PM calls for greater self-reliance in cybersecurity hardware, software

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for India to become self-reliant in cybersecurity across hardware and software, highlighting that having a control over the value chain will ensure security of the country's digital infrastructure. "For cybersecurity, self reliance is very important in the entire manufacturing value chain — be it hardware, software or connectivity. When everything in the value chain is under our national domain, it will help us in keeping them secure," Modi said on Friday at the seventh edition of the India Mobile Congress. The statement by the prime minister holds significance as it comes after India tried…