NEW DELHI, Dec 2:
Close cooperation in fighting terror and building strategic alliance will dominate the two-day talks of the police chiefs of India and the US beginning here on Wednesday.
The India-US police chiefs’ conference, to be inaugurated by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, aims to open floor for technology partners of both countries to evolve an institutionalised mechanism for technology up-gradation for reduction in crime and providing more secure and livable environment to citizens.
“The participants will deliberate on the key areas of internal security and explore future perspective of collaboration for building strategic alliances through the use of effective techniques for professional excellence of the police forces,” a Home Ministry official said.
Cyber security and use of forensic science to determine accuracy of crime investigation will remain focal point of the conference.
During the two-day event, both sides will make presentations on response to mass casualty events, maritime security and law enforcement (passenger and cargo security), surveillance and command control in urban policing.
Security and law enforcement in mass transit system, lawful interception (intelligence) and investigations, crime investigations and forensics and community policing in multi-jurisdictional complex environment will also be discussed threadbare.
The conference will be attended by US delegation consisting of police chiefs from major cities and their technology partners.
The representatives of Indian delegation include Commissioners of Police of Delhi and Mumbai, DGPs of Jammu and Kashmir and Assam, chiefs of para-military forces, and other law enforcement agencies.
A Home Ministry delegation headed by Shinde had visited the US in May, 2013 to discuss various issues of internal security.
The focus of discussion remained on the operational coordination between the law enforcement agencies of both the countries.
The Indian side had proposed to organise the Police Chiefs’ conference in New Delhi to share and exchange knowledge on success, best practices and lessons learned in the context of mega city policing, critical infrastructure protection, cyber security and other matters pertaining to internal security. (PTI)
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