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... The dialogue, which continues today, is a mechanism by which the two countries reaffirm their commitment to work cooperatively on law enforcement issues, to combat common threats, to improve bilateral cooperation through the development and application of innovative technology, to combat the flow of illicit finances and currency counterfeiting, and to work closely to counter terrorism and promote cybersecurity.1 To facilitate cooperation on science and technology to counter terrorism via the Homeland Security Dialogue and directly, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS)
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... Overarching themes that emerged from the detailed discussions, and outlined thematically here in the synopsis, were the need to develop, test, and implement systems of security; the tension faced in India and the United States between the core mission of companies or research institutions and the needs of safety and security; similar tensions among free speech, privacy, and security in open, democratic societies; and the need to prioritize among a variety of domestic and international terrorist threats. KEY ISSUES FROM WORKSHOP The key issues noted here are some of those raised by individual workshop participants (names shown in parentheses)
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... . o Several participants noted a need to develop additional mechanisms whereby the government of India and the United States can discuss the challenges of counter terrorism with scientists and technical ex perts.
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... .  Capacity building to address both natural hazards and malicious acts may increase through cooperation: There is tremendous exper tise and experience at local, state, and national levels in India and in the United States that can be harnessed to address natural and man-made hazards (Nancy Jo Nicholas, Karl Kim, Kajla)
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... Coordination of groups in advance of an incident would ultimately have reduced the loss of life, property, and infrastructure. Experiences with emergency responses in the United States have indicated the benefits of these im provements over time (Kajla, Kim, Romero, Kumar)
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... . o Maritime Domain Awareness is particularly well suited for collabo ration given the significant potential threats that may arise along the coasts of the United States and India.
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... . o Increased resilience is needed in both the United States and India, and by sharing best practices for building community and institutional re silience, as well as physical resilience, much could be learned (Kim, Kajla, Sandhu, Augustine, Gardner, O'Brien)
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... These experts were chosen by the workshop organizers from the national laboratories, academia, and nongovernmental organizations of their respective countries. Over the course of the three-day workshop, they provided their perspectives, knowledge, and experience and shared ideas for possible future joint collaborations between India and the United States.
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