A wake up call for India's digital governance: Pulwama attackers used E-commerce platform to to buy explosives

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The FATF’s recent report reveals that terrorists involved in the 2019 Pulwama attack bought explosives using a global e-commerce platform and masked their identity with a VPN, exposing gaps in India's digital governance. The incident underscores the urgent need to reform Section 79 of the IT Act, which currently grants blanket immunity to digital intermediaries under the 'safe harbour' principle.