India and Australia condemn use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism
| 2024-08-13
Flags of India and Australia (Image for representational purposes)
At the 14th India-Australia Joint Working Group meeting on Counter-Terrorism, the two countries discussed challenges on the use of new and emerging technologies by terrorists
This development took place during the 14th meeting of the India-Australia Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, held on August 12, 2024 in New Delhi.
The two sides exchanged views on the domestic, regional, and global terrorism threat assessment.
They discussed counter-terrorism challenges related to the use of new and emerging technologies by terrorists, misuse of the internet for terrorist purposes, radicalization, and terror financing, and the nexus between organised crime and terrorism, among other issues.
Both sides also discussed cooperation in regional, global, and multilateral fora such as UN, GCTF, FATF, ARF, IORA and with QUAD partners to combat global terrorism.
The ongoing co-operation in counter terrorism is an important element of the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
At the Joint Working Group, while India was represented by K.D. Dewal, Joint Secretary for Counter-Terrorism in the Ministry of External Affairs, Australia was led by Richard Feakes, Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The two sides agreed to hold the 15th Meeting of JWG on Counter Terrorism in Canberra on a mutually convenient date.
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