National Internet Exchange of India Completes One Year of Internet Governance Internship Scheme (IGICBS)

National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) marks completion of one year of its Internet Governance Internship & Capacity Building Scheme (IGICBS). The scheme provides for building awareness and developing expertise in internet governance among Indian citizens, under the nodal ministry MeitY.

National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and IGICBS

Dimension	Key Details
IGICBS coverage	Provides for building awareness and developing expertise in internet governance (IG) among Indian citizens.
Legal status	NIXI comprises a non-profit organization under Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013.
Nodal ministry	Governed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
Purpose	Improving India's internet infrastructure and digital inclusion and enabling the exchange of domestic internet traffic within India.
Platform role	Serves as a neutral platform to facilitate traffic exchange among Internet Service Providers (ISPs), content delivery networks (CDNs), and other network operators.
Direct peering and exchange	Authorises network operators to connect networks to swap traffic directly rather than routing through third-party transit providers.
Operational effects of direct peering	Reduces latency by avoiding multiple international routing hops and improves overall Quality of Service (QoS) for internet users.
Key divisions and services	1. Internet Exchange (IX NIXI), 2. INRegistry, and 3. Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN).
Internet Exchange	Helps ISPs connect and share internet traffic within India.
INRegistry	Operates and manages India’s .IN country code top level domain (ccTLD).
INRegistry delegation	The Government of India delegated the operations of INRegistry to NIXI in 2004.
Core responsibility	Responsible for managing the National Internet Registry (NIR) in India.
External role	Instrumental in representing India’s position in global internet governance forums.
Significance	Enhances data security, ensures network reliability, supports IPv6 adoption for future-ready internet, and promotes digital inclusion by expanding connectivity in remote areas and aiding small ISPs.