Maldives and India collaborate in combating cyber-terrorism

India and Maldives co-chaired the second Joint Working Group assembly on Counter-Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism and De-radicalisation on Monday to fight terrorism and stop the exploitation of the web and our on-line world for terrorism and violent extremism.

Ministry of External Affairs (West) Sanjay Verma represented New Delhi and took part on the occasion together with Maldives Foreign Secretary MV Ahmed Latheef. “Co-chaired 2nd #India-#Maldives JWG on Counter-Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism and De-radicalisation at @MoFAmvtoday with H.E. @ForeignSecMVAhmed Latheef. Capacity building, information sharing and cooperation on global forums is the path ahead. @MEAIndia @HCIMaldives,” the MEA official stated in a tweet.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the assembly was held in a cordial and constructive ambiance that symbolises the time-tested and good neighbourly ties between Maldives and India, and the vitality, ambition and scale acquired by our bilateral relations underneath the management of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Maldives and India strongly condemned terrorism in all its types and manifestations together with cross-border terrorism. Emphasising the necessity for strengthening worldwide cooperation to fight terrorism in a complete and sustained method each nations reaffirmed counter-terrorism cooperation as an essential side of sustaining safety within the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

Both sides additionally reviewed threats posed by terrorist entities which can be underneath UN sanctions and emphasised the necessity for concerted motion towards all terrorist networks. They underlined the pressing want for all nations to take fast, sustained, verifiable, and irreversible motion to make sure that no territory underneath their management is used for terrorist assaults on others and to expeditiously deliver to justice the perpetrators of such assaults.

Further, the 2 sides exchanged views on enhancing bilateral cooperation towards organised crime and narcotics, repatriation, rehabilitation, and reintegration of returnees, the Ministry acknowledged.

Both sides pledged to strengthen cooperation that can embody additional help and capability constructing for the safety and legislation enforcement companies and different related companies of the Maldives in addition to collaboration and the trade of finest practices within the areas of counter-terrorism, stopping and countering violent extremism together with strategic communication, and de-radicalisation.

The two sides additionally reaffirmed their dedication to strengthening cooperation and enhancing dialogues in multilateral fora by means of United Nations and at different international and regional platforms such because the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC). The Indian delegation may even go to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) throughout their keep in Male, the Ministry added.