The Second regional EU-India Counter Terrorism workshop on “Investigating ISIS networks” was organized by the European Union (EU) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi from 3-4 December 2019.
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International Terrorism is one of the most serious threat to international peace and security.
Online radicalisation is a significant challenge with fast-growing usage of internet, social media and smartphones globally.
Terrorist groups are increasingly leveraging online platforms to spread false propaganda, identify and enlist potential recruits, provoke and instigate hatred and violence in our societies.
India and the EU have been collaborating towards countering violent extremism.
In the backdrop of continued ISIS threat in South Asian countries, participants discussed best practices to combat this new challenge by law enforcement agencies with a focus on countering online propaganda.
Participants at the Second regional EU-India Counter Terrorism workshop on “Investigating ISIS networks” also deliberated on methods adopted by terror outfits for radicalisation and recruitment, especially through online platforms; policing strategies for countering extremism and radicalization; identifying, preventing and countering online extremist materials and their sources; and investigating and countering ISIS terror networks.
“Sharing of experiences is vital for the law enforcement agencies to stay abreast of the tools and techniques employed by these terror outfits across the world, so as to be able to better tackle terrorist threats.” – Yogesh Chander Modi, Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA)
Concrete cooperation between the EU and India law enforcement agencies will build capacities on both sides and help jointly tackle terrorism and radicalization. – Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European Union to India
The EU and India cooperation on security matters is already quite substantial and will assume a new dimension going forward, in various areas such as peacekeeping, maritime security, cyber-security and combating cybercrime, and of course counter-terrorism. – Ambassador of France to India, Mr. Emmanuel Lenain
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