The MOUwas signedinNew Delhi by JaneHoll Lute, DeputySecretary for the U. S.Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and R. Chandrashekhar, Secretary, India Department of Information Technology.
Chandrashekhar Krishnan, executive director of Britain's anti-corruption agency Transparency International, says in the past Britain has been slow to bring legal action in bribery cases.
VOA: standard.2009.10.01
The state's Law Minister, P Chandrashekhar, told the BBC that he wanted to make it easier for parties to reach an informal compromise or settlement out of court, especially because legal proceedings could drag on for many years.