HSPD-6 (Homeland Security Presidential Directive)

•  An ambitious plan for exchange of information on terrorists on a real time basis between India and the US has been dropped from the proposed Homeland Security Dialogue.
• This plan is dropped due to objections from India intelligent agencies. The US has already finalised such agreements with 30 countries.
• The Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-6) is a model text agreement proposed by the United States to India for exchange of terrorist screening information between Terrorist Screening Centre (TSC) of the US and an Indian agency.
• A section of counter-terror officials feel that India should only get into the agreement if the US government can ensure that internet-related information needed by Indian agencies from various service providers can be given without delay.

About Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 6

• Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 6 concerns the use of information about individuals known or suspected to engage in terrorist activities.
• The new policy of the United States is to develop, integrate, and maintain thorough, accurate, and current information about individuals known or appropriately suspected to be or have been engaged in conduct constituting, in preparation for, in aid of, or related to terrorism.
• The directive also states that information shall be used to support federal, state, local, territorial, tribal, foreign-government, and private-sector screening processes, and diplomatic, military, intelligence, law enforcement, immigration, visa, and protective processes.
• HSPD-6 database include name of the terror suspect , Nationality, Date of Birth, Photos , Finger prints and passport number.

By: Vishal