New Delhi, April 17 -- The governments of India and Australia are in preliminary talks to explore sharing real-time information to tackle cybercrimes, fuelled by growing cyberattacks from nations such as North Korea on critical infrastructure such as power grids and medical facilities.

The two countries are increasingly interested in a bilateral treaty that specifically addresses data-sharing to tackle cybercrime, Brendan Dowling, ambassador for cyber affairs and critical technologies in Australia's department of foreign affairs and trade, told Mint.

"The current MLAT process is not smooth and impedes our ability to cooperate. Bilaterally, there's room to improve. There have been conversations between India and Australia to set up a bil...