Overview
- National security advisers Ajit Doval and Nathalie Drouin met in Ottawa on February 6–7 as part of the regular bilateral security dialogue, with Doval also meeting Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.
- Both countries will appoint security and law‑enforcement liaison officers to speed agency‑to‑agency coordination and real‑time information sharing on priorities.
- The workplan targets the illegal flow of drugs, with emphasis on fentanyl precursors, and transnational organised criminal networks.
- The governments committed to formalising cooperation on cybersecurity policy and expanding cyber threat exchanges, with continued discussions on fraud and immigration enforcement within legal frameworks.
- Officials and media readouts framed the outcome as operational cooperation, and multiple outlets reported that sources view it as a reset that shifts focus to law‑enforcement action against violent extremist networks; the steps precede an expected March visit to India by Prime Minister Mark Carney.