What is .ਭਾਰਤ?
IANA delegated .ਭਾਰਤ on February 6, 2011, as part of the effort to let people use domain names entirely in their own script.
A little context on India: the capital is New Delhi, languages include English, Hindi and Tamil, the currency is the Indian rupee (INR) and the international dialing code is +91.
Next door on the map, you'll find .bd for Bangladesh, .bt for Bhutan, .mm for Myanmar, .cn for China, .np for Nepal and .pk for Pakistan.
IANA lists National Internet Exchange of India as the manager of .ਭਾਰਤ, with an address in India. The registry's website is https://registry.in. ccTLD managers set their own policies — who can register, which second-level names exist, pricing to registrars — so those rules differ from country to country.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .ਭਾਰਤ, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .ਭਾਰਤ haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nixiregistry.in).
India also has other country-code domains in the root zone: .in, .ಭಾರತ (Kannada), .ଭାରତ (Odia), .ভাৰত (Bangla), .ভারত (Bangla), .భారత్ (Telugu), .ભારત (Gujarati), .भारतम् (Devanagari), .भारत (Devanagari), .भारोत (Devanagari), .بارت (Arabic), .بھارت (Arabic), .ڀارت (Arabic), .ഭാരതം (Malayalam) and .இந்தியா (Tamil).
Same registry, other endings
7 other TLDs share this operator.
.ਭਾਰਤ FAQ
What country is .ਭਾਰਤ?
.ਭਾਰਤ is the country-code top-level domain for India, in Southern Asia.
Who owns the .ਭਾਰਤ domain?
IANA lists National Internet Exchange of India as the manager of .ਭਾਰਤ: it runs the registry and sets the rules for India's ccTLD. Individual .ਭਾਰਤ names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .ਭਾਰਤ domain from the US?
It depends on National Internet Exchange of India's policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry (https://registry.in) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .ਭਾਰਤ DNSSEC-signed?
Yes. The root zone has a DS record for .ਭਾਰਤ, so DNSSEC validation works all the way down from the root.
How is .ਭਾਰਤ written in the DNS?
As the ASCII "A-label" xn--s9brj9c. Browsers convert it back to .ਭਾਰਤ for display.
How do I look up who owns a .ਭਾਰਤ domain?
Query the registry's registration data service: the WHOIS server is whois.nixiregistry.in. Many registrants use privacy services, so personal details may be hidden.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed September 1, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.