India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris and held a "good discussion" with him on important strategic issues on November 12, reports ndtv.com. The two met at the Paris Peace Forum. Jaishankar, during his address at the Paris Peace Forum, called for coordinated action by nations, bilaterally or multilaterally, to prevent the forces of terrorism and extremism from building presence in the digital domain.
On issues related to the governance of cyberspace, Jaishankar said to address the specific security threats, including cyber-attacks on critical infrastructures, countries should consider entering into arrangements for speedy action and mitigation.
He said India's support to the Christchurch call to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online manifests the country's commitment to work with "like-minded countries to ensure that the entire digital space serves to advance our societies and economies, without endangering our safety and security". The Christchurch Call- named after the New Zealand city in which 51 people from the Muslim community were killed in terrorist attacks broadcast live on the Internet on March 15, 2019 - is an action plan that commits governments, international organizations and internet players to take a series of measures, in particular developing tools to prevent the downloading of terrorist and violent extremist content.