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India, France pledge to fight misuse of internet for terror activities, radicalisation

The inter-governmental meeting was co-chaired by Henri Verdier, French Ambassador for Digital affairs, and Upender Singh Rawat, Joint Secretary in charge of e-Governance, Information Technology and Cyber Diplomacy at the Ministry of External Affairs.

India, France pledge to fight misuse of internet for terror activities, radicalisation

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India and France have decided to continue their exchanges to fight against the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes and online radicalisation under their framework of counter-terrorism cooperation.

The decision was taken at the 3rd Indo-French cyber dialogue held in Paris on Thursday. The inter-governmental meeting was co-chaired by Henri Verdier, French Ambassador for Digital affairs, and Upender Singh Rawat, Joint Secretary in charge of e-Governance, Information Technology and Cyber Diplomacy at the Ministry of External Affairs.

During this dialogue, both parties shared their threat analysis and presented the latest developments in their respective cyber policies and steps taken for the protection of critical national infrastructure, the French Embassy said.

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They also exchanged views on the ongoing discussions and initiatives in multilateral forums related to peace and security in cyberspace, as well as the related issues of digital sovereignty and Internet governance.

The two sides also identified the areas for deepening their cooperation in these domains. They reaffirmed their commitment to an open, reliable, secure, stable and peaceful cyberspace and recalled in particular the applicability in cyberspace of existing principles of international law, including the United Nations Charter in its entirety and that there was a need to continue and deepen deliberations on the applicability of international law and set norms of responsible behaviour of states.

They emphasised their commitment to a multi-stakeholder approach to Internet governance. They also exchanged views on the fight against cybercrime and the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes.

The two countries said they intend to strengthen the coordination of their efforts in support of the implementation of voluntary and non-binding norms of responsible behaviour as well as confidence-building and capacity-building measures in cyberspace.

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