The Economic Times reports that India’s Defense Research and Development Organization— is this the equivalent of the US’s DARPA?—has set up software centers in Delhi and Bangalore with a charter to develop a highly-secure operating system. The effort would involve partnerships with software companies in both these cities, as well as Hyderabad.
Dr V K Saraswat, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, said that DRDO’s project has the goal to protect data from cyber attacks, and the only way to do that is with a “home-grown system, a complete architecture” this is controlled by India.Continue reading