India jumped to 10th position in Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020, as per United Nation’s agency- International Telecommunication Union (ITU). In the list, GCI China is ranked at No.33 and Pakistan at No. 79.
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On different parameters, the countries’ scores are marked, in which 82 questions are being asked where 20 indicators are measured. The USA ranked No.1 with 100 out of 100 scores, whereas India scored 97.49 out of 100. The UK and Saudi Arabia opted for the second position and scored 99.48. Estonia ranked third position, Russia, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates ranked the fifth position and Lithuania ranked sixth position followed by Japan, Canada, France, etc.
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India Grabs 4th Position in Asia- pacific region
According to the Index, India ranked at No.4 after South Korea and Singapore at 1st, Malaysia at 2nd and Japan at 3rd in Asia-Pacific region. In 2018, according to the same Index India was at No. 47 with a global score of 0.791, and now it has marked improvement. Other nations like Turkey got 11th position, Germany got 13th position, China 33rd and Israel at 36th position.
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According to the reports Lt General Rajesh Pant said that the credit goes to the substantial rise in the nation’s cybersecurity and also two major initiatives took by the government – Trusted Telecom Directive and National Cyber Security Strategy.
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Pillars of GCI Score
In the Index, ITU measures every member country’s development level along with the five pillars. The five pillars on which scores of a country are measured are legal measures, technical measures, organizational measures, capacity development and cooperation. Through the aggregate of these parameters ranks of each country is determined.
Doreen Bogdan Martin Director of ITU said that-
“In our post-COVID-19 reality, cyber risk management and resilience matter more than ever.”
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UN Security Council (UNSC) debate on International Peace and Cyber Security
UNSC held its first formal public meeting on the Cyber Security. Indian Foreign Minister Harsh Vardhan Shringla stated at the UN Council debate that ‘digital gaps amongst nations create an Unsustainable environment in the cybersecurity domain’. The Minister said that increase in the digital reliance in the post COVID-19 period has exposed the digital disparities which must be bridged through capacity building.
He also added-
“There’s a sophisticated use of cyberspace by terrorists to broaden their propaganda and incite hatred. As a victim of terrorism, India has always emphasized the need for the Member States to tackle implications of terrorist exploitation of cyber domain more strategically.”
