India’s First 5.56 km Free-Space Quantum Key Distribution Link

MeitY (3 Oct 2026): India’s first 5.56 km free-space QKD link between BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar; QBER below 5%, 230–260 bps keys; Vedic Kavach PQC platform.

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