Question: Recently the Union Cabinet has given its ex-post approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on-
(a) Agriculture
(b) Science and technology
(c) Cyber Space and Combating Cyber-Crime
(d) Cultural cooperation
Ans(c)
Related facts:
- On 10 March 2016 the Union Cabinet has given its ex-post march approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Technical Cooperation in Cyber Space and Combating Cyber-Crime.
- This agreement would provide help in handling of the issues related to the cyber-crime between the two countries.
- Both the countries shall cooperate in cyber space and combating cyber-crime in all forms, particularly through coordination and exchange of information in relation with cyber crime, cooperation and training in cyber-crime investigation, etc. between India and UAE.
- The Ministry of Home affairs will be the nodal agency on the Indian side responsible for the implementation of this agreement.
- Similarly, the nodal agency of the UAE side will be the Directorate General of Criminal Security, Ministry of Interior and the State Security Department with regards to matters pertaining to State security, terrorism and crimes related to unconventional weapons.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/hindirelease.aspx?relid=46525
http://www.thestatesman.com/mobi/news/india/india-uae-to-fight-cyber-crime-together/129008.html