7th India-EU Cyber Dialogue
Why In News?
- Recently at the seventh India-EU Cyber Dialogue held in Brussels, both sides exchanged views on cyber policies, strategies and areas.
Objective:
- To provide a forum to discuss various issues related to cyberspace.
- Both sides exchanged views on cyber policies, strategies and areas of mutual interest.
- They discussed cyber cooperation in multilateral fora, including the UN, and regional settings, including the OSCE, ARF and the G
Important Point:
- In the context of the strategic partnership between India and the EU, both sides appreciated the Cyber Dialogue Mechanism as it provides a platform to discuss a wide range of issues related to cyberspace.
- In the strategic partnership, both sides exchanged views on cyber policies, strategies and areas of mutual interest.
- Both sides discussed cyber cooperation in multilateral fora and regional settings, including the United Nations.
- The two sides also discussed cooperation in promoting capacity building in cyberspace and combating criminal use of information and communications technologies.
In the context of India-EU relations:
- The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 member states, mainly located in Europe.
- The Union and EU citizenship were established when the Maastricht Treaty came into force in
- India was one of the countries to establish relations with the European Economic Community in the 1960
- America’s retreat at the global level has provided opportunities for EU-India cooperation.
Regarding political cooperation:
- The first India-EU summit was held in 2000, which gave an important direction in the development of relations.
- The relationship was upgraded to a ‘Strategic Partnership’ during the 5th India-EU Summit held in
- In 2018, the EU Strategy on India titled “A Partnership for Sustainable Modernization and the Rules-Based Global Order” was released by the European Commission and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Other important points:
- India is an important trade and investment partner for the EU.
- India’s bilateral trade with the EU stood at US$36 billion in 2021-22.
- The EU and India have established several mechanisms for greater cooperation on critical security challenges such as counter-terrorism, maritime security and nuclear non-proliferation.
- The EU and India also underline their highest political commitment to the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement and the UNFCCC.
- The India-EU Science and Technology Steering Committee meets annually to review scientific cooperation.
- Both have official mechanisms in areas such as digital communications, 5G technology, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, etc.
Source – Indian Express
