UKUSA agreement

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UKUSA agreement

News: Canada’s accusation of India with respect to its role in the assassination of a Khalistani leader has received support from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance named ‘UKUSA’.

About:
• The United Kingdom – United States of America Agreement (UKUSA) is a multilateral agreement for cooperation in signals intelligence between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This alliance of intelligence operations is also known as the Five Eyes.
• Much of the sharing of information is performed via the ultra-sensitive STONEGHOST network, which has been claimed to contain 'some of the Western world’s most closely guarded secrets'. Besides laying down rules for intelligence sharing, the agreement formalized and cemented the “Special Relationship” between the UK and the US.