India, Britain agree joint action over terrorism

MUMBAI: India and Britain have finalised an agreement on joint action to combat the growing threat of terrorism facing both countries, British foreign secretary Margaret Beckett said on Tuesday.

"We will look at sharing best ideas and practices to protect critical national infrastructure," said Beckett, who is on an eight-day official visit to India.

She said experiences of combating terrorist attacks on mass transit systems -- such as using closed circuit television and picking out suspicious patterns of human behaviour -- would be shared with India.  

"The values we (India and Britain) hold dear are under threat, but that threat comes from a minority of people on the margins of our societies," she said. 

Indian and British police specialising in counter-terrorism are to meet in Mumbai to share their experiences.  

The deputy chief of London's anti-terrorism squad, Stuart Harrison, is expected to meet Mumbai's police commissioner A N Roy on Wednesday.