Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Riva Ganguly Das has emphasised the need for India and ASEAN to enhance cooperation on cyber security and narrow the digital gap.
Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Riva Ganguly Das. (Photo: optcms.com)
New Delhi (VNA) – Secretary ofthe Indian Ministry of External Affairs RivaGanguly Das has emphasised the need for India and ASEAN to enhance cooperationon cyber security and narrow the digital gap.
Speaking at the ASEAN-India Track 1.5 Dialogue on Cyber Issues last week, Ganguly Das pointedout that ASEAN has been pro-active in theregion's efforts to tackle cyber security challenges and has undertaken variouscyber confidence building measures.
She affirmed that ASEAN's emphasis of ASEAN on cybersecurity and cyber connectivity in accordance with international laws resonatesdeeply with India’s approach towards cyber space.
Ganguly Das said India has alsobeen working domestically to address the cyber security challenges throughplatforms capable of supporting and sustaining the efforts in securing thecyber space as well as through the adoption of comprehensive policies such asthe New National Cyber Security Policy.
Cybercrime often has a transnational dimension, shenoted, adding that there is crucial need for international cooperation toexchange experiences and share best practices for protection of informationinfrastructures.
She said that equitable access to the cyberspaceand its benefits is the other important area that India-ASEAN engagement on cyberissues needs to focus on.
She emphasised therole played by digital technologies during the COVID-19 waves, in keeping supplychains open for an accelerated and sustainable economic recovery in the region,saying that it becomes all more important that digital inequalities areaddressed.
Indiawishes to share its experience with ASEAN to move towards a safer and moresecure global cyberspace, she said./.
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Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Riva Ganguly Das. (Photo: optcms.com) 
