NIXI and APNIC Sign Agreement to Boost IPv6 Adoption and Routing Security at APNIC 62 in Mumbai

Key facts

• The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) signed a partnership agreement with the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) during the 62nd APNIC Conference (APNIC 62), held in Mumbai from September 8 to 10, 2026.
• The agreement covers cooperation on IPv6 adoption, routing security, Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), Train-the-Trainer programmes, technical lab infrastructure and deployment of an RPKI Repository Mirror.
• NIXI is hosting APNIC 62 with the Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) as co-host, marking the conference's return to India after 14 years.
• RPKI uses cryptographic verification to help network operators confirm that IP address block announcements are authorised by their legitimate holders, reducing risks from erroneous or malicious route announcements.
• Senior participants at APNIC 62 included Sushil Pal, Dr Devesh Tyagi and APNIC Executive Council Chair Kenny Huang.
• NIXI, a not-for-profit organisation under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), facilitates domestic Internet traffic exchange and manages India's .IN and .भारत country-code top-level domains.