In the backdrop of increased al-Qaida activity in the region, India and Israel have decided to share intelligence on regular basis as part of efforts to fight terrorism jointly.Posted on 04 January 2008 @ 18:01 GMTThe two sides discussed ways to effectively fight the scourge as Director General of Israeli Defence Ministry Brig Gen (retd) Pinchas Buchris held talks with the top brass of Indian military here.
During his two-day visit, Buchris held talks with Defence Secretary Vijay Singh, Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor, Naval Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta and Air Force Chief Fali Homi Major.
India and Israel have established a mechanism for intelligence sharing and in the meetings it was decided to have this exchange on regular basis, Defence ministry sources said.
The Israeli Defence Ministry Chief also had a meeting with National Security Advisor M K Narayanan and Deputy National Security Advisor Shekhar Dutt.
Buchris, who headed a six-member high-level Israeli defence team, was here for a meeting of the joint working group of two countries on defence cooperation.