New Delhi: India has briefed a high-level United Nations team about its concerns on terrorism in the South Asian region, particularly the potential threats from new and emerging technologies and misuse of unmanned aerial systems. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India’s concerns were conveyed to the team of experts from the United Nations Analytical Assistance and Sanctions Monitoring Team during their visit to the country from March 8 to 10.
It added that UN experts had come to India following an invitation from New Delhi and that regular consultations between the team with key member states related to their mandate were ongoing. “A team of experts from the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team related to ISIL (Daesh), al-Qaeda and the Taliban supporting the 1267 and 1988 Sanctions Committees of the Security Council visited India from March 8 to 10,” the Ministry of External Affairs said. Visited.”
It said the team held meetings with senior officials in the relevant ministries and was briefed on India’s counter-terrorism priorities and concerns, especially in the South Asia region. “Many topics related to terrorism were also discussed, including new and emerging technologies for terrorism and threats from the misuse of unmanned aerial systems, links between terrorism and organized crime and narco-smuggling as well as unconventional methods of terror financing.” It is learned that India’s concerns over cross-border terrorism from Pakistan as well as the possibility of using Afghan soil for terrorist activities were conveyed to the team, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
“The members of the monitoring team also called on Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Deputy National Security Advisor Rajinder Khanna,” the Ministry of External Affairs said. India is currently the chair of the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and visit to India for 2022. The monitoring team provided him a useful opportunity to brief him about India’s priorities in the CTC. Meanwhile, Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi called on the Director of Regional Anti-Terrorism Framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
“It was a pleasure to meet Mirzaev Ruslan Erkinovich, Guest Director of SCO RATS and had a fascinating conversation on various aspects of the work of this SCO body. Strengthening regional cooperation in counter-terrorism, drug trafficking and terrorism financing were also discussed. done.” Issues related to security and defence.
,
Read minute-by-minute news updates for Uttar Pradesh Election Result 2022, Punjab Election Result 2022, Uttarakhand Election Result 2022, Manipur Election Result 2022And Goa election result 2022,
Click here for seat-wise LIVE result Updates.