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India must build own AI, cybersecurity mechanism as threats increase: MeitY Secretary
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Fusion42 · 14 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has called for building domestic AI and cybersecurity infrastructure as financial sector threats accelerate; cyberattacks are now machine-speed, exploiting cloud and AI gaps, with predicted threats reaching operational reality in months rather than years.
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If you build fintech, AI, or cybersecurity tools for Indian financial institutions, the government has just signalled it will prioritise—and fund—domestic alternatives to foreign vendors. The gap between threat emergence and exploitation has collapsed from years to weeks; compliance theatre no longer works, and institutions now need real defence, not auditable controls.
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