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05/08/22 06:15 AM IST

India to host UNSC members for special meeting on counter-terrorism in Oct

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  • India will host diplomats of the 15-nation UN Security Council in October for a special meeting on counter-terrorism.
  • The meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), which India is chairing for 2022 as a member of the UNSC, will focus particularly on challenges such as terrorism financing, cyberthreats and the use of drones, said officials.
Major Highlights 
  • India is expected to highlight cross-border threats from Pakistan and Afghanistan at the meeting, which will come two months before India completes its tenure as an elected member of the UNSC (2021-22).
  • Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism: In addition, India has been pushing for the UN members to adopt a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (first proposed in 1996), which is likely to be raised during the meeting.
  • Victim of terrorism: The event will showcase India’s role as a victim of terrorism as well as a country at the forefront of global counter-terrorism efforts.
  • India as President of UNSC: They said the CTC meeting in India could also pave the way for a possible visit to New York by the Prime Minister in December, where India will be the President of the UNSC for the entire month.
Source- Business standard 

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