New Delhi to Host Roundtable on EU-India Cooperation on Online Disinformation

New Delhi will host a roundtable to discuss the European Union (EU) and India’s collaboration in security and policy aspects of online disinformation and information manipulation on February 21.
Over 35 experts from the EU and India will join forces in New Delhi on Wednesday (February 21).

On Wednesday, February 21, in New Delhi, more than thirty-five experts from the European Union and India will collaborate. The European External Action Service said in a statement that they will also “unpack the security and policy aspects of online disinformation and information manipulation while identifying possible areas of EU-India collaboration.”

Moreover, the discussion will encourage EU and Indian governmental and non-governmental actors to compare notes about countering disinformation.
“The peer-to-peer discussion will explore trends in the use of disinformation online and encourage EU and Indian governmental and non-governmental actors to compare notes and share best practices for countering disinformation,” the statement added.
The high-level meeting will feature speakers from across the EU, including the European External Action Service, German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, French Embassy in New Delhi and the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Participants will also include representatives from organizations like the National Cyber Coordination Centre of India, the Indian Prime Minister’s Office for Information Security, and the National Security Council Secretariat of India. The statement said, “Experts will discuss foreign policy responses to misinformation in both regions, highlight developments in the efforts of the EU and India to disrupt malicious actors, and consider the role of civil society in combating misinformation online and fostering resilience.” India and Europe coexist in cyberspace, despite Europe’s apparent physical distance from Asia, according to Seppo Nurmi, Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to India.

“In the physical world, Europe might seem far away from Asia but in cyberspace, we live together, sometimes in a complex, dangerous cyber neighbourhood where our societies depend on resilient trustworthy digital services and where we can all become victims to malicious cyber-attacks. We need to combat such challenges with mutual defence and strong,” Nurmi said, who will be delivering the welcome remarks at the roundtable.
Moreover, he highlighted that the track 1.5 dialogue will reflect on the EU’s and India’s foreign policy responses to online disinformation.