New Delhi: India will take up the issue of cross-border terrorism with Russia and United States during the visit of home minister Rajnath Singh to the two nations in the coming week, starting next Sunday.
Mr Singh will begin his five-day official visit to Russia on September 18 and will hold bilateral talks with Russia’s internal affairs minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, and discuss issues related to cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Indo-Russia joint anti-terror cooperation and the growing activities of ISIS in India and its neighbourhood. The home minister will then travel to Washington from September 26 for a week for the Indo-US Homeland Security Dialogue with his American counterpart, Jeh Charles Johnson. In Washington, Mr Singh will raise the issue of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and the activities of ISIS in India and other South Asian countries. The home minister will have detailed discussions with his Russian and US counterparts on how to enhance anti-terror cooperation, check ISIS’ growing activities and the sharing of intelligence inputs. Other issues that will be discussed include extradition of each others’ wanted criminals and liberalisation of visas.
“During talks with both countries the home minister will highlight Pakistan’s involvement in terrorism and the growing activities of the Middle Eastern terror group in India and its neighbourhood.
