India, Britain decided to enhance Cooperation in Cyber Security

India and Britain on 8 November 2012 decided to step-up cooperation in Cyber Security during the Foreign Minister level talks of both the nations. Before, this during the Foreign Secretary level talks, the issues discussed was nuclear energy and counter-terrorism.

The representatives of both the nations, William Hague the British Foreign Secretary and Salman Khurshid India's External Affairs Minister after agreeing on the issues of cooperation on cyber crimes, which included cooperation in defining the ways of tackling the cyber crime, bilaterally issued a joint statement on the issues discussed.

William Hague, during the bilateral discussions, also supported Indian bid to the membership in four export control regimes looking forward to the time, when India would turn-up to be a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. The Foreign Minister and the Foreign Secretary also discussed Syria Issue.

The London Conference on Cyberspace of 2011 was attended at Ministerial level from the Indian side and following the results of the conference, both the countries started its first dialogue on cooperation in October 2012.

India & Britain upgraded the relationship of strategic partnership in the year 2004 and since then the foreign ministers of both the nations have been working on the areas of common interest in the cyber domain. Hague also supported the United Kingdom’s move of meeting the Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi, demonstrated it as the chance of strengthening Britain’s ties across the breadth of India.

Britain also allowed its citizens to visit Srinagar and Jammu by lifting the ban because of the changed ground realities of the land.