India appraises UN 1267 & 1988 teams on terror threats from new and emerging technologies

A team of experts from the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and the Taliban supporting the Security Council’s 1267 & 1988 Sanction Committees visited India from March 8-10. The visit was undertaken at the invitation of India and was in continuation of regular consultations between the UN Monitoring Team with key Member-States relevant to their mandate.

The Monitoring Team held meetings with senior officials in the relevant Ministries and was briefed on India’s counter-terrorism priorities and concerns, particularly in the South Asia region, according to a MEA statement.

Discussions were also held on a range of counter-terrorism related subjects, including threats from misuse of new and emerging technologies and unmanned aerial systems for terrorism, linkages between terrorism and organized crime and narco-trafficking as well as unconventional methods of terror financing, the statement added in a veiled reference to Pakistani cross-border designs and activities of Taliban aided by Pak Army.


The Monitoring Team members also called on Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Deputy National Security Advisor Rajinder Khanna. India, is currently the Chair of the UN Security Council’s Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) for 2022 and the visit of the Monitoring Team provided a useful opportunity to brief them on India’s priorities in the CTC, according to the MEA statement.