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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicNational Cyber Security Policy

Topic: National Cyber Security Policy

India’s rapid digitisation has one major casualty—cybersecurity

Most states are financially stressed and have too many competing demands on their budget to accord cyber security any worthwhile priority.

‘Plot to bomb school, ISIS support on FB’ — behind Maharashtra’s 1st ‘cyber terrorism’ conviction

Prosecution said the accused used his firm's computer to chat with people about ISIS ideology under fake name & chats showed his preparations to attack American School in Mumbai.

Cyberspace splitting along US-China geopolitical lines, India needs a stance: Govt cyber chief

National Cyber Security Co-ordinator Lt Gen Rajesh Pant says India will have to decide on its position in this evolving space to avoid being targeted by cyber criminals.

India needs a robust policy on data protection, not empty promises

An Indian armed with a cellphone leaves an enormous digital print. Concerns regarding data privacy and mining of personal information are legitimate.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.