18-Oct-2024 11:54 PM
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New Delhi, Oct 18 (Reporter) India and Singapore held their First Cyber Policy Dialogue, which is one of the key areas as incorporated in the Joint Statement issued during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Singapore in September this year.
The dialogue held in Singapore on Thursday was co-chaired by Amit A. Shukla, Joint Secretary, Cyber Diplomacy, Ministry of External Affairs of India and David Koh, Chief Executive of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore.
During the Dialogue, both sides exchanged views on cyber threat landscape, national cyber strategies and policies, threat assessment and policies and developments in the global cyber governance dialogues under the aegis of the United Nations, a statement said.
The Dialogue also explored bilateral cooperation regarding cyber threat alerts and responses, exchange of experiences and best practices particularly in protection of critical information infrastructure and joint capacity building/training activities.
Cyber space is one of the key areas in digitalization pillar for India-Singapore bilateral cooperation embodied in the India-Singapore Joint Statement issued on the occasion of Prime Minister’s visit to Singapore (September 04-05, 2024). Establishment of the bilateral Dialogue was a step towards this direction and facilitated identification of potential and practical areas of cyber space cooperation between India and Singapore, the statement added.
PM Modi had visited Singapore at the invitation of new Singapore PM Lawrence Wong, during which the two sides elevated the bilateral ties to comprehensive strategic partnership, and signed several MoUs...////...