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[India]{#in} [Sources 3, 5]
India requires an import license for encryptors. Import of crypto software is not restricted.
The Information Technology Act 2000 (No. 21 of 2000) contains a decryption order. The Controller of Certifying Authorities may, according to art. 69 section 1, for national-security or crime-prevention reasons, direct any agency of the Government to intercept any information transmitted through any computer resource. Subsequently, according to art. 69 section 2, the "subscriber or any person in charge of the computer resource shall, when called upon by any agency which has been directed under sub-section (1), extend all facilities and technical assistance to decrypt the information." Failure to comply can be punished with imprisonment of up to seven years, according to art. 69 section 3.
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