India provided US with details on gangsters and their locations ahead of Operation Hard Ball
According to an Indian Express report, central agencies in India supplied the US with intelligence regarding gangsters active in the US and abroad, along with information on their potential hideouts. These discussions reportedly ramped up in the period leading to the US-led 'Operation Hard Ball,' which resulted in charges against 37 individuals connected to organized crime, such as Lawrence Bishnoi. Ties between the two nations strengthened following the deportation of gangster Anmol Bishnoi by the US in November 2025.