Author(s): Atika Bano and Zainab Khan

Abstract: Societies are becoming more susceptible to cybercrime as a result of the amazing development of the information society and its reliance on Internet use globally, and especially in India. Because internet is a free-flowing, borderless, and worldwide issue, cybercriminals are not limited by geographic boundaries. Local laws are powerless to stop these crimes; in this situation, India is like a sitting duck. India has signed a number of bilateral agreements to combat cybercrime, including a framework agreement with the US and a cyber agreement with Russia. The recent visit of Indian Prime Minister Mr. Modi to Israel to sign the Indo-Israel Cyber Framework is another attempt by India to simplify its cyberspace. These bilateral agreements are insufficient and ineffectual in addressing cybercrime, and their scope is restricted. India need a multilateral agreement that will address international cooperation in the fight against cybercrimes on a worldwide scale and unify its laws through a unified criminal policy. The convention should aid in the development of strong investigative methods and efficient laws that can promote global cooperation in the fight against cybercrime’s One such international multilateral agreement that addresses international cooperation in the fight against cybercrimes on a worldwide scale is the Council of Europe's Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. Although the US and Israel, with whom India has bilateral agreements to combat cybercrime, have joined the Budapest Cybercrime Convention, India should also sign the convention.

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