India, China to set up JWGs on fake notes, sharing terror info

India and China will soon set up two joint working groups to deal with the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and a round-the-clock hotline to exchange information related to terror and organised crimes.
The issues were discussed threadbare by a Chinese delegation led by Vice-Minister of Public Security Fu Zhenghua and an Indian delegation led by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi here.
"Both sides discussed the setting up of two Joint Working Groups to deal with the FICN and the setting up of a 24x7 hotline to exchange information. They also discussed issues relating to e-Visa, telecom fraud and security matters," a Home Ministry statement said.

India and China are also likely to conclude negotiations and ink an agreement on security cooperation by March next year. The proposed pact will ensure cooperation on tackling transnational crimes and cyber crime.
Later, when Meng Jianzhu, Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China, and his delegation met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said terrorism poses the gravest threat to international peace and security.
Modi and Meng, a top aide of Chinese President Xi Jinping, discussed issues of mutual interest, including bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation.
The Prime Minister welcomed increased cooperation between India and China on counter-terrorism related matters, the statement said.

The Prime Minister said the intensive exchange of high level visits between India and China over the last two years was heartening and such visits contribute to building strategic understanding between the two countries.