India and Qatar to share data on Money Laundering
India and Qatar will share information on money laundering and terror threats as well as exchange defence experts for the security of the Arabian Gulf region. This is conditioned by 2 new agreements that were signed between India and Qatar during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s to Qatar.
One agreement is about security and law enforcement, while another is about defence cooperation.
The agreement on security and law enforcement provides the framework for sharing of information and database on threats that terrorists impose, on money laundering and on drug smuggling. This document was signed by Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed and Qatar’s Minister of State for Internal Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani.
The agreement on defence cooperation provides a structure for training programmes by India and Qatar, as well as exchange of goodwill missions and experts between the two countries. It was signed by Defence Secretary Vijay Singh and the Chief of Staff of the Qatar Armed Forces Hamad Bin Ali Al-Attiyah.
Both agreements were signed on November 10, 2008.