SAMBHAV

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Speaking at the AIMA’s 52^nd National Management Convention, Chief of the Army Staff said, the Indian Army has used SAMBHAV in Operation Sindoor, instead of others mobile ecosystem.

• SAMBHAV - The Secure Army Mobile Bharat Version, known as SAMBHAV, is an indigenous, end-to-end secure mobile ecosystem developed by the Indian Army.
• Aim - To provide secure communication with instant connectivity that runs on contemporary 5G technology, while ensuring multi-layered encryption for its officials.
• Developed by- Indian Army in collaboration with national centers of excellence from academia and industry.
• Features – It includes indigenous applications like M-Sigma, designed as a secure alternative to WhatsApp, enabling officers to share documents, images, and videos without risk of leaks.
• Need for SAMBHAV - Mobile networks are prone to eavesdropping and therefore information security of mobiles is at risk of being compromised.
• An end-to-end secure mobile ecosystem which is network-agnostic has been developed to provide secure communication with instant connectivity.
• Alings with - Government's vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and works towards "dual-use infrastructure".
• It also manifests "civil-military fusion" in the field of emerging technology.
• Significance – It leverages the potential of indigenous public cellular networks in the country and the ecosystem has 5G -ready handsets using multi-tier encryption.

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References

1. Economic Times | SAMBHAV
2. AIMA | AIMA National Management Convention