New Delhi, September 06: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will be in the United States for four days from Tuesday to carry forward the dialogue with the Obama administration with regard to assessment of the security situation in South Asia.
The visit assumes significance in the context of India’s continued appeal to the international community to pile pressure on Pakistan to take firm action towards dismantling of the terror infrastructure in that country as well as prosecution of all accused in the Mumbai terrorist incidents who are now in Pakistan. The visit is also aimed at understanding the counter-terrorism institutions and structures in the US, an official release said here today.
During his stay in the US, he would meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and senior officials involved in security and intelligence matters. Besides getting an in-depth understanding of the functioning of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, the Home Minister will also be interacting with Heads of Homeland Security and intelligence agencies, including the FBI, and will also look at the functioning of the New York Police Department. He will also be discussing issues related to combating financing of terrorism and steps which will need to be taken in this regard as well as in regard to prevention of money laundering.
—Agencies