India, Dec. 2 -- As global cybersecurity agencies escalate warnings about advanced spyware and growing platform-based fraud, India has taken a landmark step toward securing its digital ecosystem. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has introduced persistent SIM binding, a first-of-its-kind security mandate designed to create a verified identity layer for digital communications. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has lauded this decisive move, calling it both timely and globally path-breaking.

"India has taken a rational and futuristic step forward in this context, and the Indian telecom industry is ready to offer whatever assistance necessary to the Government to prevent such scams and frauds from taking place," sa...