Navtej Sarna
Counsellor (Press & Information)
Washington, DC
(202) 939-7041

Following is a Joint India-US Communique issued in New Delhi

Joint India-US Communique on the Exchange of the
Instruments of Ratification of the Indo-US Extradition Treaty

July 21, 1999

The Governments of India and the United States today exchanged instruments of ratification for the bilateral Extradition Treaty which was signed by both countries in June 1997. The exchange has brought this treaty into force from today.

The new extradition treaty has replaced the 1931 Extradition Treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom which was, till date, also in force between the United States and India.

The treaty is an important step in India-US law enforcement cooperation and cooperation in the area of counter-terrorism. This exchange constitutes yet another milestone in the continuing cooperation between our two democracies to promote the continued growth of our contacts and exchanges in different areas on the basis of mutual benefit and goodwill.