In the BRICS meeting, India said that activities of groups like Lashkar and Jaish threaten peace. (file)
New Delhi:
India on Tuesday raised the issue of cross-border terrorism and activities of groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) at a meeting of the BRICS representatives responsible for national security and these groups said. enjoy the support of the state” and threaten peace and security.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday hosted the 11th meeting of the High Representatives for National Security of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) via video conferencing.
According to a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs, the delegates adopted and recommended the BRICS Anti-Terrorism Action Plan for consideration by the BRICS Summit.
The Action Plan aims to strengthen existing mechanisms of cooperation in areas such as financing and combating terrorism, Internet abuse by terrorists, preventing terrorist travel, border control, security of easy targets, information sharing, capacity building, and regional and To do. International cooperation.
In a veiled attack on Pakistan over cross-border terrorism, India said activities of groups like Lashkar and Jaish are a threat to peace.
“India raised the issue of cross-border terrorism and activities of groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, which have state support and threaten peace and security,” the statement said.
It said the meeting reviewed the regional and global political and security scenario in the context of the current developments in Afghanistan, Iran, the Middle East and the Gulf and emerging threats to national security such as cyber security.
The meeting was attended by Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and director of the Office of the Central Commission on Foreign Affairs; Ncediso Goodenough Kodwa, Deputy Minister of State Security of the Republic of South Africa; Augusto Heleno Ribeiro Pereira, Minister of State and Head of the Cabinet of Institutional Security of the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Brazil; General Nikolai Petrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
Other items on the agenda were cooperation between law enforcement agencies, health security and health care, and terrorism.
India is chairing the BRICS this year which coincides with the 15th anniversary of the BRICS grouping. The meeting of the High Representatives took place ahead of the summit meeting of the leaders of the BRICS countries, which will be hosted by India this year.
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