Current Context: The 16th meeting of the India-United Kingdom Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held in New Delhi on 21 May 2024.
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- Here are the key points from the meeting:
- The meeting was led by Shri K.D. Dewal, Joint Secretary for Counter-Terrorism in the Ministry of External Affairs of India, and Mr Chris Felton, Head of Counter Terrorism Network for Asia and Oceania, Government of United Kingdom.
- The two countries discussed the ongoing counter-terrorism cooperation.
- Both India and the UK strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including the cross-border movement of terrorists.
- They emphasized the need for strengthening international cooperation to combat terrorism in a comprehensive and sustained manner, following the UN charter and international law.
- The two sides shared their assessment of the terrorist and extremist threats in their respective territories and regions including threats posed by globally sanctioned terrorist entities and individuals.
- They also exchanged views on the proscription of individual terrorists and entities as a tool to combat terrorism, as well as ways of working together in multilateral forums.
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