India-Indonesia condemn use of terror proxies for cross-border terror

The 6th meeting of the India-Indonesia Joint Working Group on Counter- Terrorism was held recently in Jakarta and both condemned the use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism.

K.D. Dewal, Joint Secretary (Counter-Terrorism) in the Ministry of External Affairs of India, and Andhika Chrisnayudhanto, Deputy for International Cooperation, National Counter Terrorism Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BNPT) led the respective delegations for discussing global counter terrorism challenges and the ongoing counter-terrorism cooperation between the two countries.



India and Indonesia strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and emphasized the need for strengthening international cooperation to combat terrorism in a comprehensive and sustained manner. They also condemned the use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism, according to a readout by the Ministry of External Affairs.

The two sides exchanged views on the domestic, regional and global terrorism threat assessment. They discussed counter-terrorism challenges related to the use of new and emerging technologies by terrorists, misuse of the internet for terrorist purposes, terror financing, and the nexus between organised crime and terrorism, according to the readout.

They exchanged views on cooperation in regional, global and multilateral fora such as the UN, ARF and ASEAN to combat global terrorism. The ongoing cooperation in counter terrorism is an important element of India-Indonesia partnership.