- The meeting was held under the Chairship of Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary for Counter-Terrorism, Ministry of External Affairs of India.
- The objective of the meeting was to finalize BRICS Counter Terrorism Action Plan.
- The action plan will be having specific measures to implement the BRICS Counter Terrorism Strategy which was adopted by BRICS Leaders in 2020.
- The BRICS Counter Terrorism Action Plan will enhance cooperation among BRICS nations to combat terrorism, misuse of the internet, border control.
- The action plan will work to eradicate financing of terrorism, enhancing capacity building, protection of soft targets and information sharing.
- The plan is said to be adopted at the BRICS National Security Advisors meeting.
- Static Part:
- 2021 Chair of BRICS: India
Question:
Q.1 Who among the following chaired the 6th BRICS Counter-Terrorism Working Group (CTWG) meeting?
a. S Jaishankar
b. Mahaveer Singhvi
c. Ajit Doval
d. General Bipin Rawat
a. S Jaishankar
b. Mahaveer Singhvi
c. Ajit Doval
d. General Bipin Rawat