India, April 28 -- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) secretary S Krishnan has directed electronic component manufacturers to prioritise India's security interests.

Speaking at an event, Krishnan said that the government has been actively "instructing" electronic component makers to take care of the country's security interests right from the design phase of their new projects.

"What we advocate is that and what we try to do both within the government is secure by design. Secure by design is something that we have to ensure even from the time that you (electronic component manufacturers) start designing a product. You design it in a way that the country's security interests are taken care of," Krishnan said as pe...