South Korea and NATO held high-level talks on September 11, 2025, in Seoul to enhance cybersecurity cooperation, underscoring the urgent global need to confront escalating cyber threats. Led by South Korea’s Ambassador for International Cyber Affairs Lee Tae Woo and NATO Assistant Secretary General Jean-Charles Ellermann-Kingombe, the discussions focused on boosting collaboration in countering cyber attacks and assessing cybersecurity risks across both the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic regions. This initiative, launched as a high-level cyber dialogue in 2023, aims to deepen cooperation in cybersecurity along with expanding ties in defense, military exchanges, information sharing, space, and artificial intelligence. This strategic partnership is significant for India’s regional security context as it reflects a unified response among democratic nations to tackle cyber warfare challenges. It also aligns with India’s own efforts to strengthen its cybersecurity landscape by fostering international cooperation for safeguarding national interests in an increasingly complex geopolitical environment. The Seoul meeting followed defense talks earlier that week, which highlighted the broadening scope of South Korea-NATO collaboration beyond traditional domains.