Securing Indo-Pacific Submarine Cable Networks: Options for Australia-India Cooperation

The Australia India Institute hosted a webinar to launch its new report 'Securing Indo-Pacific Submarine Cable Networks: Options for Australia-India Cooperation' on Monday, December 1. Submarine cable networks are integral to modern society as the backbone of digital information flows. These critical infrastructure networks, which carry approximately 99% of data traffic globally, are constantly evolving, expanding and being reconfigured. However, as geopolitical tensions rise globally, submarine cable networks are increasingly contested. This report, Securing Indo-Pacific Submarine Cable Networks: Options for Australia-India Cooperation, is intended to inform policymakers and industry leaders in both nations and to guide Australia’s and India’s approach to submarine cable security. The Panel: The Hon. Lisa Singh, CEO of the Australia India Institute (moderator) Dr Samuel Bashfield, Co-Author and Research Fellow in Global Security at La Trobe University Dr V. Sridhar, Co-Author and Professor at the Centre for IT and Public Policy at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, India Professor Balaji Parthasarathy, Co-Author and Professor at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, co-founder of the Institute’s Centre for Information Technology and Public Policy Read the report here: https://aii.unimelb.edu.au/wp-content...