National Security Advisor Ajit Doval highlighted India's policy to leverage digital technology for inclusive economic development during an international security meet in St Petersburg, Russia. He emphasized the need for international cooperation to establish an open, stable, secure, reliable, and inclusive framework for information security. Doval reiterated India's commitment to collaborate with the international community to counter the misuse of information and communication technologies by terrorists and criminals. He proposed collaboration among governments, the private sector, academia, technical communities, and civil society to ensure information security.