Overview

• The Biden administration and Indian officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 17, 2025, to bolster collaboration in cybercrime investigations.
• The agreement focuses on sharing cyber threat intelligence, digital forensics expertise, and training between the two nations' agencies.
• Key areas of cooperation include addressing terrorism, violent extremism, terror financing, drug trafficking, and other cross-border crimes.
• India's Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) and the US Department of Homeland Security, including its Cyber Crimes Center, will implement the pact.
• This move reflects the growing strategic partnership between India and the US, following the recent removal of US restrictions on Indian nuclear entities.