How To Get An Indian IP Address

You don’t have to fly across the world to get an Indian IP address. You can do that by signing up for a virtual personal network (VPN). We recommend an India VPN connection through Surfshark. With access points in Mumbai, Chennai, and Indore, you can tap into India’s vast web without, among other things, worrying about bandwidth throttling or an ISP logging your usage activity.

Your best choice for surfing the Indian web is a VPN that is the most secure and private. The old adage that you get what you pay for applies. There are free VPN services that are hit and miss. Some cannot unlock premium Indian streaming services like Hotstar and Bollywood movies available only to Indian ISPs. 

Then there’s the security angle: subscription VPN services like Surfshark offer the privacy advantage of a “no-logs” feature. That means they keep no usage records that can trace where you surf, shop, or do business on the web. When your ISP/free VPN service logs the latter, they can sell it to the highest marketing bidder.

There are surveillance concerns. The NSA sifts through all the chatter and keeps it in a vast big-data storage for security and surveillance analysis. NSA holds on to intercepted domestic communications for up to five years. According to a New York Times piece, “The National Security Agency vacuumed up for than 534 million records of phone calls and text messages from…providers like AT&T and Verizon in 2017.”

By the same token, there has been an Indian law on the books since the 19^th century that specifically allows its government to conduct surveillance on its residents and citizens.

Why you need a VPN in India

Aside from the benefits of bypassing commercial restrictions by Netflix, for example, your Indian VPN connection provides a higher level of security. Subscribing to a no-logs VPN service like Surfshark:

• encrypts all your data at the point of connection—Encryption is a solution to security and privacy.
• secures your browser activity from nosey ISPs—Internet Service Providers, as mentioned above, sell that data to marketers, and tailor usage data to generate annoying popup ads. This also applies to so-called free VPN services, who offer lower quality encryption and pay their bills through ads and other invasive practices—adware, bandwidth hijacking, etc.
• makes digital file sharing anonymous and private—Online payments, invoices, and other documents travel securely through a VPN “tunnel.” If you plan to do banking business in India, a VPN is indispensable.
• adds an additional layer of protection against cybersecurity threats—Hackers and snoopers have to find you before they can do their damage. 

More reasons: cyber threats in India are exponentially bigger

In a previous blog [add a link here], we highlighted the most notorious cyber security attacks in India. The following cautions apply to using India’s eclectic web with its over 600 million users on a variety of unprotected devices, with no centralized government web management:

1. India has experienced a massive growth in its already huge (over 600 million) online population. In fact, each month that population increases at the rate of about 60 million— about the population of France.
2. India has been the second favorite target of cyber criminals, and its banks have been especially hard hit. With the growth in population, cheaper, insecure smartphones, and lack of national web regulation policy, India users both at the company and individual levels are less security conscious and unsupervised in their web activity.
3. While VPN access to India’s web is perfectly legal, the bad news is that there is no national architecture addressing cyber-security. India’s web is privately owned and its major elements are separated from each other.

Cashing in on the Indian IT

Security concerns notwithstanding, India is a fertile ground for entrepreneurs. With its young, ambitious workforce and burgeoning city populations, the Indian market for enterprise software has, according to statista.com, nearly doubled in revenues from $3.7 billion in 2013 to $6.31 billion.

In fact, the Indian IT industry in FY 2017 directly and indirectly employed over 15 million people. India has been the single largest offshoring destination for worldwide IT companies. This sector claims more than a 3 percent share of the outsourced IT business.

So, the road ahead is paved with optimism. Indian IT is will undoubtedly tap into advancements in robotics, IoT, and artificial intelligence. The country’s eager workforce and less regulated business environment point towards nothing but growth in this country of 1.3 billion people.

How to tap into an Indian VPN server

For users neither interested nor technically adept in do-it-yourself VPN installation, VPN providers like Surfshark do everything online. For example, Surfshark:

• provides a worldwide listing of server locations to mask the user’s IP address
• unblocks overseas, geographic restricted services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.
• is the only VPN provider providing an unlimited number of simultaneous connections on the user’s account

Also, look for added security value and built-in features like adblocking and net screening features like CleanWeb. Cleanweb, for example, blocks annoying and intrusive popup ads, gets rid of suspicious web links, and screens out phishing attacks.

Surfshark, as mentioned previously, uses three Indian servers. Each provides extension support, are P2P friendly and employ the latest OpenVPN TCP/UDP protocols. Privacy is safeguarded by private domain name server with data leak protection and camo mode. (Camo is short for “camouflage.” This feature hides all your web activity from everyone, even your internet provider.)

Conclusions

• A VPN connection in India offers an encrypted private connection to India’s vast web market and provides a shield against ISP and government surveillance.
• India’s online population is in excess of 600 million. A VPN provides extra security against hackers and international cyber-criminals who have already breached India’s banking system.
• India is a growing market for IT entrepreneurs and enterprise software developers. Its population of willing workers and a business-friendly environment make India an especially attractive business destination.
• To get the best Indian VPN, subscribe to a Surfshark VPN account and follow the links to online sign-up and access to additional security features to keep your online presence private and secure.