Nixi plans to secure .Bharat, .India domains next year: CEO

The National Internet Exchange of India (Nixi), the nodal agency managing the country code top-level domains, aims to secure ‘.India’ and ‘.Bharat’ domains at the next new generic top-level domain (gTLD) round slated to open next year, its CEO said.

A decision on applying for the new gTLDs during the post-first quarter of 2026 window by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will be taken after due approval from with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Nixi chief executive Devesh Tyagi told ET.