counter terrorism
- India
India, Russia to work on counter terrorism at UN, multilateral platforms
New Delhi: India and Russia have held wide ranging discussions on issues on the UN Security Council agenda and agreed to deepen cooperation on counter terrorism at the UN as well as…
- India
In Delhi Declaration, top UNSC body calls for ‘zero tolerance’ for terrorism
New Delhi: The UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee on Saturday called on member countries to ensure “zero tolerance” towards terrorist activities and vowed to deal with the scourge more vigorously at the…
- India
Use of internet, new payment mechanism by terrorists to be focus of UN meet in India
New Delhi: The UN Counter-Terrorism Committee will discuss ways to deal with terrorist groups using the internet, new online payment mechanism and unmanned aerial systems. While the first day’s meeting will take…
- Pakistan
Pak to attend counter-terror drills in India for 1st time
Islamabad: Pakistan has confirmed that it will attend the international counter-terrorism exercises in India later this year despite simmering tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. The counter-terrorism exercises are scheduled to be…
- India
India and Oman to carry out 13-day military exercise in Rajasthan
New Delhi: India and Oman will carry out a nearly two-week military exercise beginning Monday, with a focus on counter-terror cooperation. The exercise, ‘AL NAJAH-IV’, will take place in the Mahajan field…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia sentences women rights activist to 6 years in jail
Dubai: One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women rights activists was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison under a vague and broadly-worded law aimed at combating terrorism, according to state-linked…
