India Assumes Chair of Common Criteria Development Board (CCDB)

• India has been nominated Chair of the Common Criteria Development Board (CCDB) for April 2026 – April 2028, the technical apex of the global IT-security certification regime.
• The role is anchored in the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA), an international treaty enabling mutual recognition of IT security product certificates across signatory nations.
• Significance for UPSC: intersects cybersecurity governance, MeitY's STQC ecosystem, digital sovereignty, and India's rising profile in global tech-standards bodies.