India,US committed to strengthening information sharing on terrorist groups

India and United States are committed to strengthening information sharing on some of the world’s most dangerous terrorist groups and individuals. 

This commitment was made during the 15th meeting of the India-US Counter terrorism Joint Working Group in New Delhi yesterday. 

Both sides also exchanged views on efforts to counter the financing and operations of regional and global terrorist organizations.The Working Group reviewed threats posed by terrorist groups worldwide and in their respective regions including cross border terrorism in the South Asian region.

An official release said, both the countries



discussed international efforts to counter threats posed by foreign terrorist fighters. 

The working group also discussed international and bilateral cooperation on justice, law enforcement and capacity building efforts to counter terrorism and UN Security Council Resolution 2396.

Following up on the inaugural US-India Counter terrorism Designations Dialogue in December last year, the delegations discussed the ongoing efforts to ensure the effective implementation of domestic and international terrorist designations. 

The United States will host the next meeting of the Joint Working Group in 2019.