FBI good partner in investigating terrorist crime: Chidambaram

Lalit K Jha

Washington, Sep 11 (PTI) Indian Home Minister, P
Chidambaram, Friday said that Federal Bureau of Investigation,
the premier intelligence agency of the US, is a good partner
with India in investigating terrorist crimes.

"The FBI has been very helpful to India in the Mumbai
case in the analysis of DNA samples, in decoding the GPS
instruments. Two of their officers have deposed before a
Mumbai court," he said.

"So obviously, FBI is a good partner in investigating
terrorist crimes and good partner for sharing terrorist
related intelligence which effects either India or the United
States," he added.

The Indian agencies would continue to maintain their
relationship with the FBI and that is mutually beneficial to
both countries, Chidambaram said.

On the question of level of intelligence sharing between
the two countries, he said it has been pretty good. "Even
today, when there is actionable intelligence, it is shared by
the US agencies with the Indian agencies. We share any
intelligence that we have vis-à-vis the United States and this
would continue," Chidambaram said. (MORE) PTI LKJ
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