India and Canada agree shared workplan for national security cooperation
India National Security Adviser Ajit Doval visited Ottawa on February 7, 2026 for a bilateral security dialogue, and both sides agreed a shared workplan, liaison officers and stepped-up cooperation on drugs, cyber and transnational crime.
- Ajit Doval visited Ottawa on February 7, 2026 for a bilateral security dialogue with Canadian counterparts.
- India and Canada agreed a shared workplan to guide cooperation on national security and law enforcement issues.
- Each country will appoint security and law enforcement liaison officers to streamline communications and information sharing.
- The cooperation will target illegal drug flows including fentanyl precursors and transnational organized crime.
- The two sides committed to formalizing cybersecurity policy cooperation and information sharing and to continue talks on fraud and immigration enforcement.