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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- A National Cyber Security Strategy is a government policy document defining objectives, institutions, and measures to protect a country's critical information infrastructure and digital ecosystem.
- What is the legal basis for India's national cyber security framework?
- How does a National Cyber Security Strategy differ from a data protection law?
- Has India released a strategy to succeed the 2013 policy?
- Which agencies implement India's cyber security strategy?

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In April 2022, India's CERT-In issued directions under Section 70B(6) of the IT Act requiring organisations to report specified cyber incidents within six hours of detection, operationalising the national cyber security framework.

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