India-Australia security cooperation

India-Australia security cooperation

Part of: GS Mains II and III – India-Aus Bilateral ties; International Relations; Cyber Security

Context:

• India and Australia shared experiences on protecting critical infrastructure, including 5G networks.
• Both the countries are working on cybersecurity cooperation.
• Another area which the two countries were exploring was of regulatory space, including Australia’s encryption legislation, and how that could be used to prevent cyber-­enabled crime.

Do you know?

• In June, both the countries signed a cyber and cyber­-enabled critical technology framework agreement along with the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP).