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India and the United Kingdom are already working in close cooperation under the International Counter Ransomware Initiative to combat the threat. (Shutterstock)
According to sources, on Britain’s recommendation, India is looking to engage Australia in the bilateral after the United Kingdom expressed keen interest in engaging with the third country in the area of cyber capacity building.
News18 has learned that the bilateral cyber cooperation between India and the United Kingdom is likely to have one more participant, making it a trilateral one.
According to sources, on the recommendation of the UK, India is considering including Australia in the bilateral. Government sources said that during the India-UK Bilateral Cyber Dialogue to be held in London on April 11-12, 2022, the UK expressed its keen interest in engaging with the third country in the area of cyber capacity building. The country referred to Japan, European Union, Australia, Singapore and others for positive consideration as per mutual understanding.
In the latest development, sources said the UK has proposed Australia as a country for a trilateral partnership with India and to participate in and discuss cyber prevention policies at the national level, a two-day India-Australia-UK Cyber Prevention Have sought views from India on holding the session. Cyber-deterrence simulation in practice.
A two-day meeting will be held soon to discuss cyber diplomacy. Sources said all agencies have been asked to give their views on the proposal to take a third country along and details of meetings, programmes, exercises, if any, held with them in the last two years.
The countries are expected to discuss cyber prevention policy during the two-day meeting, where representatives from Australia, India and the UK and other ministries will share their perspectives.
They will also have a simulation exercise where the delegates are likely to collectively respond to a cyber incident affecting all the three countries. The exercise will focus on the development of foreign policy responses to an incident.
India-UK Cyber Security Relations
Over the past 18 months, bilateral cyber cooperation with the UK has progressed with continued engagement in the form of a cyber dialogue, which has taken forward the mandate set out by the India-UK Framework.
The two countries also held the fifth edition of their Cyber Dialogue in London in April last year. The two countries had said, “Our 2030 vision includes a revitalized and dynamic relationship between our peoples and increased defense and security cooperation, which brings about a more secure Indo-Pacific.”
Earlier, India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on Cyber Governance were held. India and the United Kingdom are already working in close cooperation under the International Counter Ransomware Initiative to combat the threat. ,
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