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Topic: General Studies 3:
- Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
The 12th Counter Terrorism Dialogue between the European Union (EU) and India was held virtually on 19th November 2020. The Dialogue was an opportunity to continue close cooperation and coordination on this important element of the EU - India strategic partnership. Both the EU and India resolved to support each other in the fight against terrorism.
The EU and India exchanged views on current counter-terrorism challenges, including
They agreed to strengthen cooperation in dealing with these challenges. The participants also discussed sanctions as a tool to combat terrorism, including designations of certain terrorist groups and individuals. They discussed ways to deepen cooperation between Indian Agencies and their European counterparts, including Europol, to enhance interaction in the sphere of counter terrorism.
In this context, they referred to the on-going negotiations on a working arrangement between Europol and the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation to support Indian and EU law enforcement authorities in preventing and combating organised crime and terrorism.
The Way Forward
The EU and India emphasised the need for strengthening international cooperation to combat terrorism in a comprehensive and sustained manner.
The two sides described counter-terrorism cooperation as an important element of the EU-India strategic partnership, and discussed the need to work together at multilateral forums such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the Global Counterterrorism Forum and the UN, including the UN High-Level Counter-terrorism Week 2021 and the upcoming review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
Important value additions:
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI)
India is ranked as seventh worst terrorism affected country in Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2019 report.
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