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As announced by Prime Minister of India during 21st ASEAN-India Summit held in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on 10 October 2024, the First ASEAN-India Track 1 Cyber Policy Dialogue was held on 16 October 2024 in Singapore. The Dialogue was co-chaired by Mr. Amit A. Shukla, Joint Secretary, Cyber Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs and Mr. Jeffrey Ian Dy, Undersecretary for Infrastructure Management, Cyber Security, and Upskilling, Department of Information and Communications Technology of the Philippines, the Philippines being India’s Country Coordinator for ASEAN-India dialogue relations.

2. During the Dialogue, both sides exchanged views on cyber threat landscape, national cyber policies, threat assessment, and the recent developments in the ICT domain at the United Nations. The Dialogue explored cooperation in capacity building and training to identify specific areas of activities.

3. The Dialogue contributed to strengthening ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership through implementation of ASEAN-India Joint Statement on Advancing Digital Transformation issued during the ASEAN - India Summit on 10 October 2024.

New Delhi
October 16, 2024