At India Mobile Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for governments, telecoms, technology firms and banks to stop cross-border cyber fraud and deepfakes before they reach users.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a global mechanism to stop cyber fraud and deepfakes before they reach users. He was speaking at India Mobile Congress 2026, the Financial Express reported.
Modi said technology reaches scale only when it gains trust, and that cyber crime does not respect borders. He described cases in which a person in one country uses a second country to commit a crime in a third. He said deepfakes had become a major challenge and asked countries to work toward a framework for the threat.
He specifically asked the GSMA and telecom operators worldwide to help build a mechanism that can stop fraud before it reaches people. He said governments, technology companies, telecom operators and financial institutions need to work together.
Modi said India had gained experience in tackling cyber fraud and was ready to share what it had learned. He also said phone and network security need to be strengthened as digital services spread into daily life.
The speech was a call for cooperation. The Financial Express report did not describe a signed agreement or a new Indian statute.
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- Narendra Modi said technology achieves scale only when it gains trust and that deepfakes have become a major challenge.