India hopes to win top global telecom post; Pakistan signals support

“Again, it is about collaboration among member states. If we are at this forum, India and Pakistan are partners, so they can be partners at every forum,” Malik said, adding that Pakistan also has no problem in supporting India for re-election to the ITU council seat.

David Wills, group head of spectrum at the UK’s regulator Office of Communications (Ofcom), told Mint, “I think everybody was really happy to see, not just an Indian candidate, a female candidate as well… Other regions, from talking to them, look very positively on there being a candidate from India.”