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

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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...