NEW DELHI: In a significant step towards strengthening India's global leadership in telecommunications standardization and advancing the vision of the Bharat 6G Mission, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) during the 9th TSDSI Technical Deep Dive (TTDD) 2026, in the gracious presence of the Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia.

The MoU has been signed under the Technology Development and Investment Promotion (TDIP) Scheme to strengthen India's participation in global Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), promote indigenous innovation, facilitate the contribution of Indian technologies to international standards, and enhance the participation of Indian startups and MSMEs in global standardization activities.

Speaking at the occasion, Union Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia said, “We all are fostering a spirit of collaboration and sense of trusted partnership by bringing together the most intelligent and exceptional minds and reflecting India’s decade old journey of being the labyrinth of innovation and laboratory of exponential growth. Today, India has become the centre of emerging technology and this continued process of discussion and thought formulation will help in laying the foundation of how communication technology will evolve not for India alone but for all of humanity.”

He added that, “Throughout history, we have learned that human civilization has been always shaped by the networks it has created. In today’s time, telecommunications has been that invisible force that has exponentially lead to multiple dividends for citizens across the world. It has expanded the boundaries of human possibilities which no innovation in the history of mankind has been able to do.”