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NEW DELHI (AP) — The United States and India are agreeing to boost their cooperation in the fight against terrorism -- by expanding the sharing of intelligence about suspected extremists and about terrorist threats.
The agreement was announced at the end of a meeting in New Delhi between Secretary of State John Kerry and India's foreign minister.
They said the two countries also renewed their commitment to track down and prosecute the people responsible for several terrorist attacks on Indian soil. Those attacks include the 2008 strike in Mumbai that killed 172 people and an attack in January of this year on an air force base.
India has blamed groups linked with Pakistan for the attacks.
India's foreign minister said the two sides had agreed on what she called the "urgent necessity for Pakistan to disable safe havens and terrorist networks."
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APPHOTO XMS108: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, listens to the speech of Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj at a joint news conference after conclusion of the second U.S.- India strategic dialogue in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2016.The United States and India agreed Tuesday to boost counterterrorism cooperation by expanding intelligence sharing about known or suspected extremists and terrorist threats. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (30 Aug 2016)
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APPHOTO DEL125: Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, right, shakes hand with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. Kerry is on a three-day visit to India. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das) (30 Aug 2016)
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