Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Modi Highlights Digital Growth, Calls for Global Cybercrime Framework
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at the Indian Mobile Congress about how India’s digital services have grown.
He said mobile phones help people communicate and access government services.
Better networks and more phones made in India helped more people get online.
He said digital connections also helped work and education continue during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many people in India use phones for learning, gaming and making content.
But online scams and other cybercrimes can cross borders.
Modi said countries and companies need to work together to tackle them.
He also asked telecom groups to find ways to stop scam messages before people receive them.
At the 10th Indian Mobile Congress in 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India’s digital expansion and called for international cooperation against cybercrime.
Modi said telecom infrastructure, wider connectivity and domestic smartphone manufacturing helped make phones and data more accessible.
He described mobile phones as tools for communication and good governance, central to the Digital India vision.
He said digital infrastructure supported work and education during the COVID-19 pandemic, and cited extensive use of the DIKSHA education platform.
Modi urged governments, technology companies, telecom operators and financial institutions to develop a global response to cybercrime, including ways to stop scam messages before they reach users.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking to participants at the Indian Mobile Congress.
- What
- He highlighted India’s digital growth and called for global cooperation and mechanisms to combat cybercrime and scam messages.
- When
- At the 10th Indian Mobile Congress in 2026; the articles do not give a specific date.
- Where
- At the Indian Mobile Congress; the articles do not specify the location.
- Why
- Modi said cyber fraud and cybercrime cross national borders and called for action to protect people from scams.
Digital expansion
Digital risks
Access and opportunity versus cyber threats
Digital expansion
Modi said expanded telecom infrastructure and domestic smartphone manufacturing made mobile phones and data easier for ordinary Indians to access, supporting governance, education and content creation.
Digital risks
He said the growing digital footprint also brings serious risks, including cyber fraud and cybercrime that cross national borders.
- Event
- 10th Indian Mobile Congress (IMC), 2026
- Speaker
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Main proposal
- A global framework to address cyber fraud and cybercrime
- Groups urged to participate
- Governments, technology companies, telecom operators and financial institutions
- DIKSHA figures cited
- More than 5 billion learning sessions and nearly 60 billion learning minutes up to July 2022
- Students targeted by digital education efforts
- Nearly 250 million, according to Modi
- Gaming ecosystem
- More than 500 million people in India were said to be connected to it in some way
