New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- India and Australia must play a leading role in securing the Indo-Pacific's digital and maritime infrastructure, experts emphasised during a high-level webinar hosted by CUTS Global Affairs Centre and the Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation at RMIT University.

The virtual session, "Securing the Indo-Pacific's Digital Arteries: India-Australia Collaboration for Cyber and Maritime Resilience", highlighted the critical importance of subsea cables that carry nearly 95% of global internet traffic.

Opening the discussion, Ujjwal Kumar, Associate Director at CUTS International, said the Indo-Pacific has become the epicentre of global competition, giving India and Australia both responsibility and opportunity...