India and the UK have agreed to enhance cooperation between their cyber agencies to establish a “safe and robust cyberspace,” according to the external affairs ministry on Thursday.
During the sixth cyber dialogue held in New Delhi on Wednesday, discussions centered on cyber threat assessment, internet governance, data protection, and the safeguarding of critical infrastructure.
The talks also addressed capacity building and collaboration in multilateral forums, including recent developments in the cyber domain at the United Nations, the ministry stated.
“Both the sides agreed to deepen cooperation between their respective cyber agencies to build a safe and robust cyberspace,” the statement added.
The dialogue was co-chaired by Amit Shukla, Joint Secretary in the Cyber Diplomacy Division of the External Affairs Ministry, and Kat Jones, Head of Strategy in the Cyber Policy Department of Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO).
The Indian delegation included officials from the ministries of external affairs, home affairs, electronics and information technology, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Center (I4C), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), CERT-In, and the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC).
The UK delegation comprised officials from the National Cyber Security Centre, the Cyber Policy Department of the FCDO, and representatives of the cyber policy team from the UK High Commission.
