India, Cyprus upgrade ties, sign pact to counter terror

NEW DELHI: India and Cyprus upgraded their ties to a strategic partnership, launched a roadmap for defence cooperation and signed an MoU for establishing a joint working group on counterterrorism as PM Narendra Modi hosted President Nikos Christodoulides for talks. Modi said ties with Cyprus, which currently holds the EU Council presidency, were based on shared values like democracy and the rule of law, while reiterating India's support to the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the eastern Mediterranean country that is not recognised by Tukiye.