Terrorism

He is also expected to hold discussions with the UN Secretary General and President of the General Assembly, as well as bilaterally engage with his counterparts attending the High Level Signature Events of Indian Presidency.A special photo exhibition showcasing India's initiative on "International Year of Millets 2023a along with a millets-based luncheon will also be hosted by him for UN Secretary General and UNSC member states.

It is the first time that India was hosting a conference of top security officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan wherein the emerging security situation in Afghanistan and ways to deal with the threat of terrorism emanating from it were discussed. In the India-Central NSA level conference held in Delhi on Tuesday, Doval initiated by welcoming the National Security Advisors, Secretaries of the Security Councils of the countries.

Attorney General (AG) R. Venkataramani, representing the Centre, contended before a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S.A. Nazeer that the court should take a macro view of the government's endeavours to counter fake currency, black money and terror financing, rather than looking at demonetisation as a stand-alone measure.

PM Modi made these remarks while addressing the third ‘No Money for Terror’ (NMFT) Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing, at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. PM Modi also took a jibe at Pakistan and China, without naming them, for offering ideological and financial support to terrorism and said that cost must be imposed on such countries. The previous two conferences of this series  were held in Paris in April 2018 and in Melbourne in November 2019.

Challenges like increasing terror incidents around the world and the use of high-level technology by terrorists have become a cause of concern all over the world today. This is the reason why global organizations are constantly trying to make different strategies and establish coordination among all countries in the world to deal with it. India has emerged as the first choice of global organisations in this endeavour.

Post abrogation of Article 370, a temporary provision in the Constitution of India, terrorist bosses sitting across the Line of Control have made multiple attempts to disrupt peace in J&K but all their attempts have been thwarted due to security forces working in close coordination with each other and the people.

Ravinder Singh Pinka, who along with his 8 accomplices, hijacked an Indian Airlines plane from Srinagar to Lahore in 1984 is roaming free at Gurdwara Panja Sahib and mingling with Sikh devotees who have gone to Pakistan to observe the 100th anniversary of 'Saka Panja Sahib'. A picture shows that while Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was visiting the gurdwara in Pakistan, Pinka saw a photo opportunity and started walking along with him. This photo went viral on social media.

"Three terrorists killed in Awantipora encounter. Identification being ascertained. As per our source, one is Foreign Terrorist and one local terrorist of LeT namely Mukhtiyar Bhat, involved in several terror crimes including killing of one ASI of CRPF and two RPF personnel. A big success for us," tweeted Jammu and Kashmir Police, quoting Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar.

Speaking on the occasion, Shah indirectly took many digs at Pakistan, stating that "good" terrorism or "bad" terrorism, or "small" terrorist attack or "big" terrorist attack -- these two narratives cannot go hand in hand. Stating that terrorism is a global problem, Shah said the first goal that Interpol has set for 2020-25 is to tackle the menace of terrorism. He added that terrorism is the biggest violation of human rights, and Interpol is the best platform for the coordination of all the countries, which is very important for the fight against cross-border terrorism.

Guterres said he was deeply moved to visit Mumbai where "one of the most barbaric terrorist acts in history" took place, claiming 166 lives. "Terrorism is absolute evil... No reasons, pretexts, causes, grievances can justify terror. It has no room in today's world," said Guterres.