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3 Indian J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 75 (2016-2017)
Cybersecurity - Its Effects on National Security and International Relations

handle is hein.journals/ijlpp3 and id is 233 raw text is: CYBERSECURITY- ITS EFFECTS ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS B. Venkatraman & Karun Gupta INTRODUCTION Development of Cyber Policy The concept of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and cyber laws all over the world is relatively new in comparison to the rest of the laws that are legislated. With 1990s seeing its infancy with only a handful of people being able to access the internet compared to over 40% of the world population as on 2014, one can see how ICTs have grown rapidly on a daily basis over a short span of time. As this aforementioned concept is relatively new one, legislating laws in order to regulate activity in this vast borderless space is a challenge since traditional legal systems and laws are not modern enough to keep pace with this rapidly progressing mode of communication. The unchecked incidences of cyber-crime has led to hindrance to the daily activities of people, both commercial and personal, as well as pose a threat to the securities of nations at national or international level. Taking the example of India- a nation heavily dependent on this technology, a notification issued by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Electronics and Information Technology) in one of its paragraphs states that: Information Technology is one of the critical sectors that rides on and resides in cyberspace. It has emerged as one of the most significant growth catalysts for the Indian economy. In addition to fuelling India's economy this sector is also positively influencing the lives of its people through direct and indirect contribution to the various socio-economic parameters such as employment, standard of living and diversity among others. The sector has played a significant role in transforming India's image to that of a global player in providing world class technology solutions and IT business services. The government has been a key driver for increased adoption of IT-based products and IT enabled services in Public services (government to citizen services, citizen identification, and public distribution systems), Healthcare

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