- BIMSTEC meeting was organized by National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and was chaired by National cyber security coordinator Lt General Rajesh Pant.
- The plan includes setting up a Bimstec computer emergency response team (CERT) by 2025 to deal with “real-time” information sharing on cyberattacks.
- 15 delegates from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are working on the plan, to be finalized at the National Security Advisors meeting to be held in Myanmar.
- The Computer Emergency Response Team(CERT) will be implemented within 5 years and will cover the exchange of information on cyber security, cybercrime, protection of critical information infrastructure, cyber incident response, and international developments related to cyber security norms.
- The Delhi conclave follows up the meeting of national security chiefs of BIMSTEC that was held in Bangkok in 2019.
- Static Knowledge:
- BIMSTEC headquarters - Dhaka, Bangladesh
- BIMSTEC was formed - on 6 June 1997
- BIMSTEC chairmanship 2022-23 - Thailand
Question:
Q.1 Where was a meeting of the BIMSTEC expert group on cyber security cooperation held?a. Bangkok
b. New Delhi
c. Jakarta
d. Kathmandu
