US Homeland Security Secretary pays tribute to 26/11 victims

Mumbai, May 24 (PTI) US Secretary of Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano Tuesday paid tribute to the martyrs and
victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack by laying a wreath
at a police memorial in south Mumbai.
After laying the wreath, she observed silence for a
brief period at the memorial, built in memory of the 16
policemen, who laid down their lives during the three-day
siege, at the Police Gymkhana here in the western Indian state
Maharashtra.
This is Napolitano's first visit to India since the
2008 terror attacks, in which 166 people were killed.
Napolitano will be in India till May 27, with stops in
Mumbai and New Delhi, and will meet representatives of private
industry to share best practices to promote homeland security
and co-ordinate counter-terrorism and law enforcement
co-operation between the two countries.
During her stay in Mumbai, she will also meet
government officials, local law enforcements, civil society
organisations and business persons, a statement issued by the
US embassy said.
In New Delhi, secretary Napolitano and Indian Home
Minister P Chidambaram will jointly launch the US-India
homeland security dialogue, a critical new component of the
India-US strategic dialogue that will increase communication
and information sharing between the two countries on counter
terrorism and other issues that affects our security, the
statement said.
The dialogue will also highlight protecting the global
supply chain, combating illicit financing and enhancing
cyber-security, it added.