India and Egypt today decided to significantly step up their defence and security cooperation and efficaciously deal with twin challenges of terrorism and radicalization as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi held talks covering the entire amplitude of ties between the two nations.

With both India and Egypt engaged in fighting terrorism, the two leaders recognized the menace as “grave threat” and decided to exchange greater information to combat it.

"We are of one view that growing radicalization, violence and spread of terror are a real threat across regions," Modi said after talks with the President of the strategically located country which is a crucial link between northeast Africa and the Middle East.

The two countries also decided to expand trade and commercial ties saying that there are humongous opportunities to untap economic resources in both the countries.

The Prime Minister, in his statement to media said, 1.25 billion people of India are happy that the Egyptian President is here and that both of them have agreed to build on multiple pillars of cooperation between the two sides. .