International Journal of Academic Research ISSN: 2348-7666; Vol.9, Issue-10, October, 2022 Impact Factor: 6.023; Email: drtvramana@yahoo.co.in www.ijar.org.in 8 The India-United States Counterterrorism Dr.V.GOVINDU* & D.SANGEETHA** *Academic Consultant, Department of Political Science & Public Administration, Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore. ** Lecturer, Sri Sarvodaya Degree College, Nellore. Introduction: India and United States, both the countries are linked by a deep commitment to freedom and liberty; national diversity; human resourcefulness and innovation; a quest to expand prosperity and economic opportunity worldwide and a desire to increase mutual security against the common threats posed by intolerance, terrorism, and the spread of WMD. The US has praised India for its significant counter-terrorism actions and said Pakistan-based terror groups continued their terror attacks in the country. In its annual 'Country Report on Terrorism', as mandated by the Congress, the State Department on Wednesday said the Indian leadership has expressed resolve to prevent terrorist attacks domestically and to bring to justice the perpetrators of terrorism, in cooperation with the US and other like- minded countries. The parts of India seriously impacted by terrorism in 2017 included Jammu and Kashmir, the northeast Indian states, and parts of central India in which Maoists remain active. This paper investigate counterterrorism initiatives united States and India. India and the US pledged to strengthen cooperation India continued to experience attacks, including by Pakistan-based terrorist organisations as well as tribal and Maoist insurgents. Indian authorities blamed Pakistan for cross-border attacks in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. In the same year, India and the US pledged to strengthen cooperation against terrorist threats from groups, including Al-Qaida, ISIS, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba and D- Company. During a June 2017 summit, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed officials to establish a new mechanism for cooperation on terrorist designations. The United States can play a helpful role in bolstering India’s counterterrorism capabilities. There has already been extensive cooperation between the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Indian security services in the wake of Mumbai, illustrating the dramatic improvement in Indo-U.S. relations. There has also been increased intelligence sharing with India, most of it obviously related to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The relationship should move beyond investigative collaboration and intelligence sharing into a broader project of training and capacity building. One of the traditional strengths of the U.S. law enforcement establishment has been training other countries’ police and domestic intelligence forces. India would benefit enormously from even a small, but sustained program bringing Indian police