Whatsapp is not (yet) breaking Indian laws with 256-bit encryption

WhatsApp now has end-to-end encryption, and using 256-bit encryption but that does not make the app illegal in India.
Ever since Whatsapp announced end-to-end encryption there has been a flurry of reports on how the world’s most popular messenger service might have made itself illegal in India by switching on 256-bit encryption.
But that is not really right. India does not have any regulation in place for OTT messaging apps like Whatsapp or Facebook Messenger and certainly nothing that st