Bharat, United States Review Cooperation In Counter-Terrorism And Security Domains

Bharat and the United States on Wednesday reviewed ongoing cooperation in counter-terrorism and security domains in a day-long Homeland Security Dialogue (HSD), discussing steps to bolster bilateral efforts to combat terrorism and reaffirming their commitment to strengthen the vibrant people-to-people ties between the two countries by taking steps to enable safe and legal migration.
The India-US Senior Officials’ Homeland Security Dialogue (HSD) was held here in New Delhi.
Ajay Bhalla, Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Bharat and Kristie Canegallo, Acting Deputy Secretary, US Department of Homeland Security, led the respective delegations.
“During the dialogue, both sides reviewed ongoing cooperation in counter-terrorism and security domains, which has been a key pillar of the Bharat-US strategic partnership,” the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement.
In this context, the MHA statement mentioned, “They (the officials) discussed steps that can be taken to bolster bilateral efforts to combat terrorism and violent extremism, drug trafficking, organised crime and ensure transportation security.”
“They also reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the vibrant people-to-people ties between the two countries, by taking steps to enable safe and legal migration, counter illegal migration, human trafficking, money laundering, cybercrimes, and misuse of the cyber domain for illegal activities, including terror financing,” it stated.