Parminder:
I have seen and heard of no connection of that kind. In any case, nations nowadays need no external assistance to control their respective Internets. As for foreign alliances, if anything India is certainly bending much more towards US led alliances, that claim some western values of democracy, HR, etc ( all of which is of course a lot of BS, and simply good old-fashioned geopolitics and geo- economics under new garbs -- one significant manifestation and result of which kind of geo-politics/ geoeconomics is neo-colonisation) ..
Wolfgang:
As I can see, Internet Governance (cybersecurity and digital economny) was part of the discussions.
This is from the Putin-Modi Meeting: "The Sides appreciated close cooperation in the field of security in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) through inter-agency cooperation under bilateral mechanisms and at multilateral platforms. They highlighted the leading role of the United Nations in the decision-making process on security in the use of ICTs. The Sides also recognized the need for further work on rules, norms and principles of responsible behavior of State aimed at preventing conflicts and promoting peaceful use of ICTs. The Sides reaffirmed the importance of international cooperation against criminal use of ICTs and in this regard they welcome the establishment of an open- ended Ad hoc intergovernmental committee of experts to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes as stipulated in the UN GA resolutions 74/247 and 75/282." ... "The Sides intend to focus particularly on increasing the effectiveness of countering terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking, cross-border organized crime, and information security threats," ... "The Sides agreed that safeguarding of global commons including our oceans, outer space and information space should be based on the principles of transparency, accessibility and upholding international law."
And they discussed also digital economy: " The Sides also agreed to facilitate collaboration between government and private sector organizations to find ways of joint development of software products, platforms and services as well as in the area of electronics manufacturing. The Sides confirmed their interest in further developing cooperation in the sphere of digital technologies, including those related to information protection, security of critical infrastructure and law enforcement."
Any comment? BTW, no references to civil society or a multistakeholder approach.