If India’s encryption policy is to be effective, it must mandate higher standards and enhance trust

Regardless of which digital jurisdiction an individual finds themselves in, encryption will always be an intensely controversial issue. It is therefore important to have comprehensive dialogues on the management of India’s contemporary digital ecosystem, which engage stakeholders from across the board. Reflecting on a recent Observer Research Foundation initiative to do just this, Alexander Spalding writes that as it attempts to assert itself as a global digital hegemon, India needs to realise that its digital economy can only be as robust as the measures that are in place to protect the data and transactions in its networks.