France and India 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.
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India and France have decided to deepen cooperation in the cyber security sector and jointly work towards curbing the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes and online radicalisation.
The third Indo-French cyber dialogue was held in Paris yesterday with the intergovernmental meeting 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.
According to the joint statement issued after the dialogue, France and India have reaffirmed their commitment to open, reliable, secure, stable and peaceful cyberspace.
They also exchanged views on the fight against cybercrime and the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes.
France and India will maintain a continuous dialogue on cybersecurity in order to address their shared concerns.