India-Australia to step up counter-radicalisation coop & combat terror financing
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The two sides have also reviewed threats posed by UN-sanctioned terrorist entities and emphasized the need for concerted action against all terrorist networks.
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The discussions also focussed on the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic presented to combating terrorism.
New Delhi: India and Australia have decided to step up cooperation in the various spheres of counter-terrorism including countering radicalisation and violent extremism, combating financing of terrorism, preventing exploitation of the internet for terrorism and violent extremism, law enforcement cooperation, information sharing, and capacity building.
The two sides have also reviewed threats posed by UN-sanctioned terrorist entities and emphasized the need for concerted action against all terrorist networks. The two sides have exchanged views on proscription of terrorist individuals and entities as a too
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India and Australia also discussed multiple areas of cooperation in the area of counter-terrorism including countering radicalisation and violent extremism
Condemning the use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism, India and Australia, on December 17, underlined the urgent need for countries to take “immediate, sustained, verified and irreversible” action to ensure no territory is used for terrorist attacks. Both the countries, virtually participated in the 12th meeting of Joint Working Group on counter-terrorism wherein Canberra condemned terrorist attacks that shook India over the years including the 26/11 attacks, Pulwama and Pathankot. In addendum, it also stressed the “urgent need” to bring perpetrators of such attacks to justice.
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The release said, Australia reiterated its condemnation of terrorist attacks in India, including 26/11 Mumbai, Pathankot and Pulwama and reiterated its support for the people and the government of India in the fight against terrorism.
With Pakistan in focus, India, and Australia have called for sustained and irreversible action on terrorism during the 12th meeting of Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism between the 2 countries.
Without taking Islamabad s name, a joint release after the virtual talks said both sides, underlined the urgent need for all countries to take immediate, sustained, verifiable and irreversible action to ensure that no territory under their control is used for terrorist attacks .
India, Australia condemn use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism ANI | Updated: Dec 17, 2020 21:35 IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Condemning the use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism, India and Australia on Thursday underlined the urgent need for all countries to take immediate, sustained, verifiable and irreversible action to ensure that no territory under their control is used for terrorist attacks and to expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of such attacks.
India and Australia on Thursday held 12th meeting of Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism during which Canberra reiterated its condemnation of terrorist attacks in India, including 26/11 Mumbai, Pathankot and Pulwama and reiterated its support for the people and the government of India in the fight against terrorism, according to joint press statement.
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