Tripura has the potential to emerge as a hub for IT and data in the Northeast owing to its accessibility to the international internet backbone via neighbouring Bangladesh and the availability of water and power, S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, said on Tuesday.

Krishnan said this while launching Tripura’s Cyber Security Policy 2025 and inaugurating a two-day workshop on Cyber Bharat Setu: Bridging States, Securing Bharat at Pragna Bhawan in Agartala.

“Tripura has the availability of adequate power and water and also has accessibility to international internet backbone via Bangladesh. These are good conditions to set up data centres. If this continues, Tripura can become a global data hub,” he said.

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