The government will soon put in place a structured mechanism comprising top officials from key security and intelligence agencies to deal with their counterparts in the United States on the issue of global terror. This will be in follow-up to the recent US visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which the two countries reached an understanding to launch a joint offensive against terror outfits like the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Haqqani network and D-Company.
The new arrangement is being seen as a major step forward in intelligence cooperation between the two countries for which there will be a dedicated team that will liaison on a regular basis with their US counterparts. Sources said the designated team would comprise senior officials from agencies like the Research and Analysis Wing, Intelligence Bureau, Military Intelligence, etc., that will work under the supervision of the office of the national security adviser. Sources said the government is moving fast to ensure that the information-sharing mechanism between the two countries on terror starts working at the earliest.