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New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) A delegation from the UK Justice Ministry discussed gender justice and ease of living initiatives with the Indian Secretary, Legislative Department, as part of an initiative to enhance bilateral cooperation. An official gave this information on Friday.
During the meeting, Rajeev Mani, Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, held wide-ranging discussions with the visitors on enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field of law and justice, the official said in a statement.
The wide-ranging discussions held on Thursday covered a wide range of topics including repeal of obsolete laws, tribunal system, ease of living initiatives, gender justice and training programs for officials of both the countries in the field of legislative drafting.
The statement said both sides also discussed the operational aspects of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two countries.
It said the meeting reflects the shared commitment of India and the UK to strengthen mutual cooperation in the field of law and justice.
The UK delegation included officials of the British High Commission. The UK Ministry of Justice delegation included David Meyer, Head of International Programmes, Christina Soper, Head of International Rule of Law, Paul Scott, Senior Policy Advisor for Legal Services and Barbora Sindarova, Senior Policy Advisor for International Engagement, MOJ.
Earlier this week, Professor Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India and Dr David Warren Smith, UK National Technology Advisor, unveiled the pilot version of the India-United Kingdom Science and Technology Partnership (IN-UK-STP) dashboard.
The pilot version of the IN-UK-STP Dashboard, developed jointly by the PSA Office and the British High Commission, covers 143 bilateral projects jointly supported and implemented by various stakeholders from India and the UK since 2018.
According to the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, the dashboard maps the projects in terms of funding value, implementing partners and funding agencies from both sides.
–IANS
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