Can the U.S. Work with India in Cyberspace?
Posted in: Governance at 01/06/2012 14:53
Eric Heginbotham and George Gilboy have a new book, Chinese and Indian Strategic Behavior, looking at the rise of China and India. One of their main points is a warning directed at U.S. policymakers who think that India is going to be a counterweight to China. Delhi has many of its own interests and in many instances -- Iran, trade, and proliferation -- those interests are closer to Beijing's than Washington's. China and India "both pursue a common agenda at the U.N. and other security bodies: a strict interpretation of state sovereignty and a protection of the principle of non-interference in the affairs of other states."
Cyberspace is one of the arenas where India's pursuit of its own interests could result in policy stances that disappoint American policymakers. The natural assumption is that the two multi-ethnic democracies with independent, vibrant presses have much in common. Both value free speech yet have to balance the trade-offs between anonymity and security. Both have innovative IT industries that benefit from global, transparent security standards. Both appear to have been victims of cyber espionage originating from China. And Anonymous has mounted campaigns against government and business websites in both countries for what the activist group sees as web censorship.
To continue reading this Council on Foreign Relations article, go to:
blogs.cfr.org/asia/2012/05/30/can-the-u-s-work-with-india-in-cyberspace/
Also see:
U.S. Officials Unified in Fears Of More U.N. Internet Regulation
American officials are moving to head off potential proposals they say could give the United Nations a bigger role in regulating the Internet.
A range of American government officials, companies, and non-profit organizations fear that negotiations at a global telecommunications conference in December could yield rules that would emphasize government power, instead of the current system that includes a wide range of non-governmental organizations.
techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2012/05/us-officials-express-unified-f.php
