UK and India pledge to work together to deal with terrorism

Britain and India today vowed to deepen cooperation to combat terrorism and other organised crime as home minister P Chidambaram met his British counterpart Alan Johnson.

"We have had a productive meeting where we discussed a range of issues including counter-terrorism, migration, organised crime and police cooperation," Johnson said after meeting Chidambaram, who is on a official visit here.

Johnson, at whose invitation Chidambaram is in UK, said: "We both recognise that terrorism is a shared threat and defeating it requires the efforts of the wider community as well as security and law enforcement agencies in both our countries."

"The close relationships between our countries allow us to work together on these issues and we are committed to finding ways in which we can strengthen cooperation still further."

During his stay here, Chidambaram familiarised himself with the functioning of Britain's police and intelligence services in an effort to strengthen security agencies in India.

Chidambaram also had discussions with director general of the Security Service Jonathan Evans, director general of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism Charles Farr and chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee Alex Allan.