3.
Main Forms and Mechanisms of Cooperation
(1)
India and the United Kingdom intend to continue to meet and hold an annual Cyber
Dialogue led by the Director for Cyber Affairs at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth &
Development Office and the Joint Secretary for Cyber Diplomacy at the Ministry of External
Affairs, India. This Cyber Dialogue is expected to review cooperation on cyber policy issues,
including the implementation of this framework. This Cyber Dialogue will incorporate a broad
range of relevant departments across both governments with a view to facilitating a more
collaborative working process between relevant Ministries.
(2)
The United Kingdom and India may designate Points of Contact in specific areas of
cooperation provided for in this framework. Within 60 days after this framework becomes
operative, the Participants intend to exchange information through diplomatic channels on
their Authorised Agencies and Point of Contacts.
(3)
The Participants intend to continue to promote incident management cooperation,
including, but not necessarily limited to, through established mechanisms.
(4)
The Participants intend to continue to promote and improve cybercrime cooperation,
including through established mechanisms, and, in particular, the Treaty between the
Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the Republic of India on Mutual
Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.
4.
Period of Framework
(1)
This framework is expected to remain in place for a period of five years from the date
of its signature.
(2)
The Participants may modify this framework by reaching a mutual understanding.
The Participants expect that such an understanding would be in written form.
(3)
This framework may be discontinued by either Participant at any time in any manner,
but preferably not earlier than 90 days after it becomes operative. The Participants expect the
Participant discontinuing this framework to provide written notification, through diplomatic
channels, to the other Participant of its intention to do so.
(4)
If the framework is discontinued, the Participants intend to continue to protect
information as well as to implement previously decided joint activities and projects carried out
under this understanding and not completed upon discontinuation of this understanding.
In witness whereof, the following representatives duly authorized by their respective
governments have signed this framework in two originals in the English language.
Signed by the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the Republic of
India, April 2018