The leaders of China and India have agreed to renew and expand their mutual counter-terrorism agreement. The pact has been in place for later this month, but had lapsed. The move comes ahead of President Pranab Mukherjee’s forthcoming visit to China 10 years. Having agreed to renew the document, the two sides are reportedly looking at means of expanding co-operation. Included in this will be exchanging information on terrorism groups and their links, sharing counter-terrorism expertise, and working on cyber security issues as well as telecom-related and economic crimes. This marks a dramatic change in dynamic following a spell of difficult bilateral relations in this area. China has twice blocked India’s efforts to have Pakistan-based militants from being designated by the UN sanctions committee.
The leaders of China and India have agreed to renew and expand their mutual counter-terrorism agreement. The pact has been in place for 10 years, but had lapsed. The move comes ahead of President Pranab Mukherjee’s forthcoming visit to China later this month. Having agreed to renew the document, the two sides are reportedly looking at means of expanding co-operation. Included in this will be exchanging information on terrorism groups and their links, sharing counter-terrorism expertise, and working on cyber security issues as well as telecom-related and economic crimes. This marks a dramatic change in dynamic following a spell of difficult bilateral relations in this area. China has twice blocked India’s efforts to have Pakistan-based militants from being designated by the UN sanctions committee.