Tag: Counter Terrorism

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UN chief signs Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact

United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has signed the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact. According to a statement on Friday, the Secretary-General said that the compact “establishes a set of guiding principles aimed at significantly improving the coordination and coherence of the United Nations system to support Member States on the implementation of […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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I'm sure you'll enjoy Indian hospitality: Rahman to Trudeau

Mumbai: Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman has welcomed Justin Trudeau to India and said that he is sure that the Canadian Prime Minister would enjoy the country’s hospitality. “Welcome to India Justin Trudeau. Wish you a wonderful and memorable stay here. I’m sure you will enjoy our Indian hospitality,” Rahman tweeted. Trudeau arrived here on Saturday […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Malaysia-Indonesia shares counter-terrorism experiences with India

New Delhi: Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak shared their respective countries’ experience of countering terrorism during the course of their visit to India to attend the Commemorative Summit to mark 25 years of the India-Asean Dialogue Partnership, a senior official said here on Friday. At a media briefing here, Preeti […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Facebook uses AI to counter terrorism

San Francisco: As the people have started questioning social media sites about their role in countering terrorism, Facebook said that it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to remove the terror-related content. The social media giant is currently focusing their techniques to combat terrorist content about Islamic State (IS), Al-Qaeda and their affiliates. “Although our use of […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
India, UK discuss extradition, counter-terrorism, immigration

London: India and the UK have discussed key issues such as extradition, counter-terrorism and illegal immigration during high-level talks here, officials said today. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi today concluded the India-UK Home Affairs Dialogue. Asked if the case of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya and former IPL chief Lalit Modi were raised specifically, Mehrishi […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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BRICS FM meet to have candid exchange on terrorism: China

Beijing: China said today that the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting being held here next week will involve a candid exchange of views to forge consensus on counter terrorism while claiming that it opposes any “double standards” on the issue. “On counter terrorism, we have a clear-cut position that terrorism is the common enemy of mankind,” […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Indian-American part of counter-terrorism in US NSC

New York: Kashyap “Kash” Patel, an Indian-American lawyer who is a fierce loyalist of US President Donald Trump, has been promoted as senior director of counter-terrorism of the White House-based National Security Council (NSC), according to media reports. He is a former senior staffer of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee working for its Republican […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
India Contributes USD 500,000 To UN Trust Fund For Counter-Terrorism
India Contributes USD 500,000 To UN Trust Fund For Counter-Terrorism

United Nations/New Delhi: India has contributed an additional USD 500,000 to the United Nations Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism, taking the country’s donation to the UN office set up to combat…

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
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India To Chair UNSC's Crucial Taliban And Libya Sanctions Committees, Panel On Counter-Terrorism

United Nations: India will chair the crucial Taliban and Libya sanctions committees and the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the UN Security Council during its tenure as non-permanent member of the powerful 15-nation UN body. India, which has been at the forefront of the years-long efforts to reform the UNSC, began its two-year tenure at the Council […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
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