When asked about when the two sides will sign the MoU on the counter-terrorism cooperation, an official said “we hope soon,” without indicating any time-frame. The same official added both sides have been discussing the various means to expand their counterterrorism cooperation along with the renewal of the MoU. In the same month, Home Minister Rajnath Singh made a strong pitch for the issue during his visit to China. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Public Security on counter terrorism measures were signed in 2005. Cyber security issues, telecom-related and economic crimes will also be focused besides cooperation in the law enforcement capacity building.

Source: Hindustan Times May 16, 2016 13:15 UTC