India and United States today signed an Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation on Energy Security, Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy and Climate Change. The bilateral document was signed by External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the US States Department. The MoU would strengthen and intensify India-US collaboration on energy security, clean energy and climate change and bring together joint ideas on energy efficiency, renewable energy and green technologies to stimulate India-US Energy dialogue and the India-US bilateral dialogue on Global Climate Change.<br/><br/>The two sides also initialed an MoU on Agricultural Cooperation and Food Security and an India-US Counter Terrorism Cooperation initiative. The MoU on Agricultural Cooperation and Food Security was signed by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Government of India, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Mr. Tom Vilsack, US Agriculture Secretary. Cooperation in the field of agriculture between the two countries is a key agenda of the India-US Strategic Dialogue announced on July 20, 2009. The MoU would help the two countries to expand current partnership in the field of agriculture.<br/><br/>The India-US Counter Terrorism Cooperation Initiative was signed by Ambassador of India to the USA, Smt. Meera Shankar and US Ambassador to India, Mr. Timothy Roemer. Post Mumbai attack, bilateral collaboration on counter -terrorism has increased substantially. Our Correspondents S. Mathias and Ramesh Raina covering the Prime Minister’s US visit report that India and the US recognize terrorism as one of the biggest threats to world security both the countries have reaffirmed their determination to fight the evil in all its forms and manifestations.<br/>