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{{Infobox military unit | {{Short description|Command of the Indian Armed Forces}} | ||
| unit_name = Defence Cyber Agency | {{Use Indian English|date=October 2023}} | ||
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[[Indian Navy]] [[Rear admiral|Rear Admiral]] Mohit Gupta was appointed in May 2019 as the first head of the DCyA.<ref>{{cite web |title=India set to have Defence Cyber Agency in May; Rear Admiral Mohit to be its first chief |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/india-set-to-have-defence-cyber-agency-in-may-rear-admiral-mohit-to-be-its-first-chief20190430102739/ |website=ANI |access-date=12 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The DCyA was expected to be operational by November 2019.<ref name="TOI1"/> As of 2021, DCyA | The '''Defence Cyber Agency''' ('''DCyA''') is an [[Indian Armed Forces Tri-Service Commands|integrated tri-services agency]] of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. Headquartered in [[New Delhi]], the agency is tasked with handling [[Computer security|cyber security]] threats. The DCyA draws personnel from all three branches of the Armed Forces. The head of the DCyA is an officer of [[two-star rank]], and reports to the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] (CDS) through the [[Integrated Defence Staff]] (IDS).<ref>{{cite web |title=India setting up tri-service commands for special forces, cyber security, and space {{!}}Jane's 360 |url=https://www.janes.com/article/88569/india-setting-up-tri-service-commands-for-special-forces-cyber-security-and-space |website=www.janes.com |access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
[[Indian Navy]] [[Rear admiral|Rear Admiral]] Mohit Gupta was appointed in May 2019 as the first head of the DCyA.<ref>{{cite web |title=India set to have Defence Cyber Agency in May; Rear Admiral Mohit to be its first chief |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/india-set-to-have-defence-cyber-agency-in-may-rear-admiral-mohit-to-be-its-first-chief20190430102739/ |website=ANI |access-date=12 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The DCyA was expected to be operational by November 2019.<ref name="TOI1"/> As of 2021, DCyA was fully operational with Army, [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]], and Navy establishing their respective Cyber Emergency Response Teams (CERT).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-04 |title='GOI in final stage of formulating National Cyber Security strategy' |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/goi-national-cyber-security-strategy-1502990178.html |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Naresh Chandra Task Force was set up in July 2011 by [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] [[Shivshankar Menon]] to review the recommendations of the [[Kargil Review Committee]], assess the implementation progress and | The Naresh Chandra Task Force was set up in July 2011 by [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] [[Shivshankar Menon]] to review the recommendations of the [[Kargil Review Committee]], assess the implementation progress, and suggest new reforms related to national security.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joshi |first1=Manoj |title=Shutting his ears to change |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/opinion/manoj-joshi/story/national-security-naresh-chandra-gom-manmohan-singh-cabinet-committee-on-security-ministry-of-defence-chandra-committee-iaf-army-218292-2013-11-22 |website=India Today |access-date=12 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsis.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/PR140301_The_Unending_Quest_to_Reform_India_National_Security_System.pdf|title=Policy Report: The Unending Quest to Reform India National Security System|last=Joshi|first=Manoj|date=March 2014|website=S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) (www.rsis.edu.sg)|access-date=2018-12-06}}</ref> The task force was led by [[Naresh Chandra]], a retired [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer, and comprised 13{{Nbsp}}other members, including [[Gopalaswami Parthasarathy]], Air Chief Marshal [[Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy]] (retired), Admiral [[Arun Prakash]] (retired), Lieutenant General [[V. R. Raghavan]] (retired), [[Anil Kakodkar]], [[K. C. Verma]], and [[V. K. Duggal]]. The committee conducted the first holistic review of national security since the Kargil Review Committee and submitted its classified report to Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] on 23{{Nbsp}}May{{Nbsp}}2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=All eyes on Naresh Chandra report on natl security today |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/naresh-chandra-task-force-to-recommend-permanent-head-chiefs-of-staff-committee/20120523.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> Among its recommendations, the Task Force recommended the creation of a cyber command (DCyA), an aerospace command and a special operations command. All three units were proposed to be tri-service commands in order to bring the various special forces units of the military under a unified command and control structure.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kanwal |first1=Gurmeet |last2=Kohli |first2=Neha |title=Defence Reforms: A National Imperative |url=https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/book-defence-reform-3.pdf |website=Brookings |access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Formation of Indian armed forces' special operations unit begins, to have 3000 commandos |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/may/16/formation-of-indian-armed-forces-special-operations-unit-begins-to-have-3000-commandos-1977651.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=12 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
The creation of the Defence Cyber Agency (DCyA), the [[Defence Space Agency]] (DSA), and the [[Armed Forces Special Operations Division]] (AFSOD) | The creation of the Defence Cyber Agency (DCyA), the [[Defence Space Agency]] (DSA), and the [[Armed Forces Special Operations Division]] (AFSOD) was approved by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] during the Combined Commanders' Conference at [[Jodhpur Airport|Jodhpur Air Force Station]] on 28 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Apr 30 |first1=ANI {{!}} Updated |title=India set to have Defence Cyber Agency in May; Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta to be its first chief |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-set-to-have-defence-cyber-agency-in-may-rear-admiral-mohit-gupta-to-be-its-first-chief/articleshow/69107951.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=12 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The existing Defence Information Assurance and Research Agency was upgraded to form the new Defence Cyber Agency.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite news |last1=P |first1=Rajat |title=Agencies take shape for special operations, space, cyber war|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-begins-setting-up-new-tri-service-agencies-to-handle-special-operations-space-and-cyberspace/articleshow/69346012.cms |website=The Times of India |date=16 May 2019 |access-date=12 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
On 7 August 2025, the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] [[General (India)|General]] [[Anil Chauhan]] and Secretary of Department of Military Affairs released the "Joint Doctrine for Cyberspace Operations" and "Joint Doctrine for Amphibious Operations" during the Chiefs of Staff Committee meeting in New Delhi. While the former aims to defend national cyberspace interests through integrated offensive-defensive capabilities, real-time intelligence and joint cyber force development, the latter is meant to enable coordinated maritime-air-land operations for power projection ashore through interoperability, rapid response and joint force application.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=CDS formally releases declassified versions of Joint Doctrines for Cyberspace Operations & Amphibious Operations |date=2025-08-07 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2153626 |access-date=2025-09-01 |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Shivani |date=2025-08-08 |title=Defence Chief releases declassified doctrines on cyberspace, amphibious operations |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cds-anil-chauhan-releases-declassified-doctrines-on-cyberspace-amphibious-operations-during-the-chiefs-of-staff-committee-meeting-2768061-2025-08-08 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Area of responsibility== | ==Area of responsibility== | ||
''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]'' reported that the DCyA would have the capability to hack into networks, mount surveillance operations, lay | ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]'' reported that the DCyA would have the capability to hack into networks, mount surveillance operations, lay [[Honeypot (computing)|honeypots]], recover deleted data from hard drives and cellphones, break into [[encrypted communication]] channels, and perform other complex objectives.<ref>{{cite web |title=Three-pronged plan |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/current/2019/05/31/three-pronged-plan.html |website=The Week |access-date=12 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> According to Lieutenant General [[Deependra Singh Hooda]], the DCyA would have the responsibility of framing a long-term policy for the security of military networks, including eliminating the use of foreign hardware and software in the Indian Armed Forces, and preparing a [[cyberwarfare]] doctrine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/new-defence-cyber-agency-will-have-to-work-around-stovepipes-built-by-army-navy-air-force-lt-gen-hooda-2204033.html|title=New Defence Cyber Agency Will Have to Work Around Stovepipes Built by Army, Navy & Air Force: Lt Gen Hooda|website=News18|date=26 June 2019 |access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[List of cyber warfare forces]] of other nations | |||
; Integrated entities | |||
* [[Defence Planning Committee]], tri-services command at policy level with NSA as its chief | |||
* [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)]], professional head of the Indian Armed Forces | |||
* [[Integrated Defence Staff]], tri-services command at strategic level composed of MoD, MEA and tri-services staff | * [[Integrated Defence Staff]], tri-services command at strategic level composed of MoD, MEA and tri-services staff | ||
* [[Indian Armed Forces Tri-Service Commands]] | |||
** [[Northern Theatre Command (India)]] | |||
** [[Western Theatre Command (India)]] | |||
** [[Maritime Theatre Command]] | |||
** [[Air Defence Command (India)]] | |||
** [[Strategic Forces Command]], nuclear command of India | |||
*** [[Nuclear Command Authority (India)|Indian Nuclear Command Authority]], Strategic Forces Command | |||
** [[Defence Space Agency]] | |||
** [[Armed Forces Special Operations Division|Special Operations Division]] | |||
; Assets | |||
* [[List of Indian Air Force stations]] | |||
* [[List of Indian Navy bases]] | |||
* [[List of active Indian Navy ships]] | |||
* [[List of countries with overseas military bases#India|India's overseas military bases]] | |||
; General concepts | |||
* [[Joint warfare]], general concept | * [[Joint warfare]], general concept | ||
* [[Credible minimum deterrence]] | |||
* [[List of cyber warfare forces]] of other nations | * [[List of cyber warfare forces]] of other nations | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 24 November 2025
| Defence Cyber Agency | |
|---|---|
 Insignia of the Defence Cyber Agency | |
| Active | Established: 28 September 2018 Activated: November 2019 Operational: August 2021 |
| Country |  India |
| Type | Integrated tri-services agency |
| Role | Cyber Warfare |
| Part of | Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
| Nickname(s) | DCyA |
| Motto(s) | sevahāyate tu hanti duṣkṛtām |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Rear Admiral Sanjay Sachdeva |
The Defence Cyber Agency (DCyA) is an integrated tri-services agency of the Indian Armed Forces. Headquartered in New Delhi, the agency is tasked with handling cyber security threats. The DCyA draws personnel from all three branches of the Armed Forces. The head of the DCyA is an officer of two-star rank, and reports to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) through the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS).[1]
Indian Navy Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta was appointed in May 2019 as the first head of the DCyA.[2] The DCyA was expected to be operational by November 2019.[3] As of 2021, DCyA was fully operational with Army, Air Force, and Navy establishing their respective Cyber Emergency Response Teams (CERT).[4]
History[edit | edit source]
The Naresh Chandra Task Force was set up in July 2011 by National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon to review the recommendations of the Kargil Review Committee, assess the implementation progress, and suggest new reforms related to national security.[5][6] The task force was led by Naresh Chandra, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer, and comprised 13 other members, including Gopalaswami Parthasarathy, Air Chief Marshal Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy (retired), Admiral Arun Prakash (retired), Lieutenant General V. R. Raghavan (retired), Anil Kakodkar, K. C. Verma, and V. K. Duggal. The committee conducted the first holistic review of national security since the Kargil Review Committee and submitted its classified report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 23 May 2012.[7] Among its recommendations, the Task Force recommended the creation of a cyber command (DCyA), an aerospace command and a special operations command. All three units were proposed to be tri-service commands in order to bring the various special forces units of the military under a unified command and control structure.[8][9]
The creation of the Defence Cyber Agency (DCyA), the Defence Space Agency (DSA), and the Armed Forces Special Operations Division (AFSOD) was approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Combined Commanders' Conference at Jodhpur Air Force Station on 28 September 2018.[10] The existing Defence Information Assurance and Research Agency was upgraded to form the new Defence Cyber Agency.[3]
On 7 August 2025, the Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Secretary of Department of Military Affairs released the "Joint Doctrine for Cyberspace Operations" and "Joint Doctrine for Amphibious Operations" during the Chiefs of Staff Committee meeting in New Delhi. While the former aims to defend national cyberspace interests through integrated offensive-defensive capabilities, real-time intelligence and joint cyber force development, the latter is meant to enable coordinated maritime-air-land operations for power projection ashore through interoperability, rapid response and joint force application.[11][12]
Area of responsibility[edit | edit source]
The Week reported that the DCyA would have the capability to hack into networks, mount surveillance operations, lay honeypots, recover deleted data from hard drives and cellphones, break into encrypted communication channels, and perform other complex objectives.[13] According to Lieutenant General Deependra Singh Hooda, the DCyA would have the responsibility of framing a long-term policy for the security of military networks, including eliminating the use of foreign hardware and software in the Indian Armed Forces, and preparing a cyberwarfare doctrine.[14]
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of cyber warfare forces of other nations
- Integrated entities
- Defence Planning Committee, tri-services command at policy level with NSA as its chief
- Chief of Defence Staff (India), professional head of the Indian Armed Forces
- Integrated Defence Staff, tri-services command at strategic level composed of MoD, MEA and tri-services staff
- Indian Armed Forces Tri-Service Commands
- Northern Theatre Command (India)
- Western Theatre Command (India)
- Maritime Theatre Command
- Air Defence Command (India)
- Strategic Forces Command, nuclear command of India
- Indian Nuclear Command Authority, Strategic Forces Command
- Defence Space Agency
- Special Operations Division
- Assets
- List of Indian Air Force stations
- List of Indian Navy bases
- List of active Indian Navy ships
- India's overseas military bases
- General concepts
- Joint warfare, general concept
- Credible minimum deterrence
- List of cyber warfare forces of other nations
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "India setting up tri-service commands for special forces, cyber security, and space |Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ "India set to have Defence Cyber Agency in May; Rear Admiral Mohit to be its first chief". ANI. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 P, Rajat (16 May 2019). "Agencies take shape for special operations, space, cyber war". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ "'GOI in final stage of formulating National Cyber Security strategy'". The Statesman. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ Joshi, Manoj. "Shutting his ears to change". India Today. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ Joshi, Manoj (March 2014). "Policy Report: The Unending Quest to Reform India National Security System" (PDF). S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) (www.rsis.edu.sg). Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ↑ "All eyes on Naresh Chandra report on natl security today". Rediff. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ Kanwal, Gurmeet; Kohli, Neha. "Defence Reforms: A National Imperative" (PDF). Brookings. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ "Formation of Indian armed forces' special operations unit begins, to have 3000 commandos". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ Apr 30, ANI | Updated. "India set to have Defence Cyber Agency in May; Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta to be its first chief". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
{{cite web}}:|first1=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "CDS formally releases declassified versions of Joint Doctrines for Cyberspace Operations & Amphibious Operations" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Sharma, Shivani (8 August 2025). "Defence Chief releases declassified doctrines on cyberspace, amphibious operations". India Today. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Three-pronged plan". The Week. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ "New Defence Cyber Agency Will Have to Work Around Stovepipes Built by Army, Navy & Air Force: Lt Gen Hooda". News18. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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