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India–Canada have agreed to operationalise a security information-sharing channel following the visit of India’s National Security Advisor to Canada, marking a limited but functional reset in bilateral security cooperation.
Description:
Key Terms:
- Security Information Channel: A formal mechanism for structured exchange of security-related information between two countries.
- Transnational Organized Crime (TOC): Cross-border criminal activities such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and human trafficking.
Core Features of the Security Information Channel:
- Establishment of a dedicated communication channel between India and Canada.
- Appointment of security liaison officers in each other’s capitals.
- Focus on operational cooperation, not political or defence alliance.
- Enables real-time information exchange between security and law-enforcement agencies.
Areas of Cooperation:
- Counter-terrorism, Counter-extremism, Transnational organized crime, Drug trafficking networks, Law-enforcement coordination, Intelligence sharing on security threats
Institutional Framework:
| Canadian Side | Indian Side |
| National security agencies Intelligence agencies Law-enforcement bodies | National Security Advisor (NSA) Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Intelligence agencies Law-enforcement agencies |
- Cooperation to function through agency-to-agency engagement.
Nature of the Arrangement:
- Functional and issue-specific, not a comprehensive strategic partnership.
- Aimed at restoring minimum working-level security cooperation.
- Does not imply political endorsement or resolution of broader diplomatic disputes.
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