India, China agree to work closely on counter-terrorism

India and China have agreed to work more closely on counter-terrorism, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stating that terrorism was a threat to both nations.

"Counter-terrorism was a topic that they touched on, with Kabul and Karachi coming up for discussion. They felt that it was a shared threat for both countries and they agreed to work more closely," Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar told the media here.

Following the recent terror attacks in Kabul and Karachi, Prime Minister Modi had emphasised on the need to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation between India and China.

"Terrorism is a shared threat. Instability in West Asia matters to both of us. Peace and progress in Afghanistan benefits us both. I am confident that our international partnership will deepen," the Prime Minister had said.

During Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India in September 2014, the two countries had asserted that they have a shared interest in a peaceful and stable region, including peace, stability and prosperity in Afghanistan, and had said that New Delhi and Beijing will build closer cooperation on the shared challenges of terrorism and extremism.