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India Demonstrates 5.56-km Quantum-Secure Communication Link
India has demonstrated a 5.56-kilometre free-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link, testing a combination of quantum-based key exchange and post-quantum cryptography for secure communications. The field trial was conducted on the night of September 2728, 2026, between the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) and the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar), according to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technolog
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