14th Meeting, India-Britain stresses on cross-border terrorism in South- Asia

The 14th meeting of the India and UK / United Kingdom (UK) Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held on 21-22 January 2021 in virtual form, under which both nations strongly condemned all forms and manifestations of terrorism.

During this meeting, India and the UK stressed the need to strengthen international cooperation to fully deal with the global problem of terrorism, including cross-border terrorism in South Asia.

The delegation of these two sides was led by Mahavir Singhvi, Joint Secretary for Counter-Terrorism in the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and Tom Hurd, Director General of the UK Government's Anti-Terrorism and Security Office.

Key Point :

• During this meeting, the two nations reviewed terrorist institutions set by the United Nations and potential threats by terrorists. They exchanged views on various suggestions regarding terrorist institutions and individuals as a tool to combat terrorism.
• Ideas were exchanged to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in the area of ​​counter-terrorism.
• This includes combating violent extremism and bigotry, preventing misuse of the Internet for terrorism, controlling the funding system for terrorism, information sharing, cooperation between law enforcement, capacity building and maritime and aviation security.
• The challenges faced to tackle terrorism during the Covid-19 epidemic were also discussed.
• During this meeting, counter-terrorism cooperation was also discussed in multilateral forums such as FATF and United Nations.