India to sign deal on security with Bahrain

India and Bahrain will soon sign an agreement on internal security and launch talks on defence deal amid eagerness of the two countries to enhance ties in various areas, including counter-terrorism.

Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, conveyed his country’s commitment to deepen ties with India in counter-terrorism, security and defence.

The two sides discussed various issues in detail during a meeting of the Joint Commission co-chaired by Al Khalifa and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday. During that meeting, the two leaders agreed on early inking of the negotiated MoU on internal security cooperation as also launch of talks on a pact on defence cooperation, according to a joint statement issued on Monday.