India's cyber spending isn't catching up amid rise in security breaches

In 2020-21, the initial budget for cybersecurity was Rs 310 crore but was pared down to Rs 170 crore in the revised estimates

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal Twitter account got hacked. Although the Prime Minister’s Office quickly issued a statement regarding the security breach, the hackers put out two tweets from the prime minister’s account. The government has set up a team to investigate the breach, but the incident has put the spotlight on cybersecurity concerns in India.

India is expected to be one of the largest victims of cyber attacks in two years with attacks increasing by 200 percent year on year. The main reason behind are manifold, top most being the geopolitical conflict with its neighbours, especially