New Delhi, April 18 -- India and the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) signed the Headquarters Agreement on Thursday. The Agreement was signed by P Kumaran, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, and SP Yadav, Director General, IBCA.

The Agreement provides for India to be the host for the IBCA Headquarters and Secretariat; and it entails necessary provisions to enable IBCA to meet its intended objectives and also for efficient discharge of its official functions.

The text pertains to visas, privileges and immunities to be extended to the IBCA Secretariat and personnel, premises, entry into force, supplementary agreements, and some general provisions, according to a statement by Ministry of External Affairs.

"The Government o...