India-Germany meet: India pushes for MLAT, death penalty is hurdle

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Krings conveyed hope that the German Ministry of Justice would find ways to rework the legal instruments for addressing the issues surrounding the MLAT.

An agreement has also been reached between the two countries on “carriage of in-flight security officers within a short time frame”, implying that armed marshals may soon be deployed on certain flights between the two countries.

The MoU on security cooperation proposes to intensify cooperation in counter terrorism in all its forms, including recruitment, financing, terrorist propaganda, training and terrorist movements; countering organised crime, as well as preventing and combating unlawful production or extraction of any narcotic or psychotropic substances.

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Cooperation on basic and advanced training of security and police officers, and a strategic platform to law enforcement agencies for exchange of information on violent extremism and terrorism, are also provided for in the MoU.

It also entails positioning of liaison officers in the diplomatic missions to promote the MoU’s objectives. The issue of presence and activities in Germany of individuals and organisations linked to extremist elements operating in India, particularly Sikh extremists, was discussed.