India, UK to step up cooperation in cyber security

India and the United Kingdom have discussed Syria on which India and the West do not see eye-to-eye on using armed militants to effect a regime change. The two Foreign Ministers also decided to enhance cooperation for reduction of the risk of threats from cyberspace to international security and strengthen bilateral cooperation to tackle cyber-crime. The two nations also finalized strategies on collaborating on building skills and capacities to tackle threats from cyberspace and to use ICT (information and communication technologies) for the objective of economic and social development, Times of India reported on Friday. They also held discussions on using existing cooperation between universities and business communities to develop synergy in research and development on cyber issues. At a joint press conference with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, British Foreign Secretary William Hague supported India’s bid for membership in four export control regimes.