New Delhi, April 29 -- The Indian government is emphasising the importance of national security considerations in the design and development of electronic component projects.

Union IT Secretary S Krishnan, while delivering a lecture on 'Building Economic Resilience Through Technology' in Chennai on Saturday, urged electronic component manufacturers to ensure that the country's security interests are taken care of right from the project's inception stage.

Krishnan stated that the government has been instructing companies to design their projects with a secure by design approach, where the nation's security priorities are integrated into the product development process from the outset.

He highlighted the growing significance of cybersec...