Summary: High Representative Kaja Kallas and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh have officially signed the India-EU Security and Defense Partnership today in New Delhi. The pact establishes a real-time “Cyber Threat Intelligence” sharing corridor between CERT-In and ENISA, specifically focusing on countering state-sponsored APTs and securing maritime digital infrastructure.
Business Impact: High strategic value. For businesses operating in the India-Europe corridor, this reduces the “fog of war” during major cyber incidents. It creates a unified compliance expectation for critical infrastructure providers in both regions, likely influencing future data sovereignty laws in the GCC as a “bridge” region.
Why It Happened: Increasing cyber-aggression from common geopolitical adversaries necessitated a formal alliance. This move aligns India’s “Atmanirbhar” defense strategy with Europe’s “Digital Sovereignty” goals.
Recommended Executive Action: Review your cross-border data transfer policies. Expect new “Trusted Corridor” certifications to emerge that may simplify GDPR-DPDP compliance for entities covered by this defense pact.
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