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July 2, 2026 2:56 PM

India highlights growing role of AI in counter-terrorism, calls for stronger global cooperation at UN

India has highlighted the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in global counter-terrorism efforts, stressing that the technology is rapidly reshaping both terrorist threats and the response mechanisms of governments. India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish on Wednesday addressed a side event titled "AI and the Future of Counter-Terrorism: Reshaping Institutions and Operational Realities" during the UN Counter-Terrorism Week. In a po...

July 2, 2026 12:37 PM

India calls for early adoption of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism at UN, reiterates zero-tolerance policy

India has called for the early adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and urged the international community to demonstrate greater political resolve in combating terrorism, as it reiterated its policy of zero tolerance for the menace in all its forms. Delivering India's statement at the adoption of the Ninth Review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, India's Permanent ...

June 19, 2026 5:52 PM

India’s zero-tolerance doctrine: How 12 years of reforms reshaped the nation’s fight against terror

From legislative reforms and intelligence integration to cross-border operations and global diplomacy, India’s counter-terrorism strategy has undergone a sweeping transformation over the past 12 years. The government says the results are visible in declining terror incidents, reduced casualties, stronger institutions, and a more secure environment for development and growth. A Shift from Reaction to Prevention When the Narendra Modi-led government assumed office in 2014, India faced a comple...

April 22, 2026 10:10 AM

India stands firm against terror: PM Modi pays tribute to Pahalgam victims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday remembered the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack on the first anniversary of the dastardly massacre and said that India will never bow to any form of terror. He extended condolences to bereaved families while affirming national unity in grief and a firm resolve that India will never yield to terrorism or allow terrorist designs to succeed. India on Wednesday is observing one year of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, in which Pakistan-backed terror...

February 25, 2026 10:18 AM

India, Israel reaffirm zero tolerance for terror at 10th joint working group meeting in New Delhi

The 10th meeting of the India-Israel Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism was held in New Delhi on Tuesday, reaffirming the two countries’ commitment to deepening cooperation against terrorism in all its forms. The Indian delegation was led by Dr. Vinod Bahade, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism) in the Ministry of External Affairs, while the Israeli side was headed by Nadav Eschar, Head of Bureau, Strategic Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel. During the meetin...

July 2, 2025 10:41 AM

Quad ministers demand bringing Pahalgam terrorists to justice, renew commitment to counterterrorism

Renewing their commitment to work together to fight terrorism, the Quad foreign ministers on Tuesday demanded that all those responsible for the "reprehensible" Pahalgam terror attack be immediately brought to justice and countries concerned cooperate with the authorities. In a joint statement after their meeting, the Quad foreign ministers said, "We call for the perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of this reprehensible act to be brought to justice without any delay and urge all UN Member ...

July 1, 2025 10:11 PM

Jaishankar urges Quad partners to back India’s zero tolerance policy on terror

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday reiterated India's right to defend itself against terrorism and urged the Quad to understand this position, as the foreign ministers of the four-nation group gathered for their ministerial meeting. "India has every right to defend its people against terrorism, and we will exercise that right," he said, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya standing bes...

June 26, 2025 5:18 PM

India wanted concerns on terrorism reflected in document: MEA on no adoption of Joint Statement at SCO meet

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting, held in Qingdao, China, concluded on Thursday without the adoption of a joint statement. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that India wanted concerns on terrorism reflected in the final document, which was not acceptable to one particular country, therefore the statement was not adopted. At the SCO meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called for united global action against terrorism, radicalisation, and extr...

June 26, 2025 10:27 AM

SCO members must condemn Pahalgam terror attack unequivocally: Rajnath Singh in China

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members to unequivocally condemn the evil and dastardly Pahalgam terror attack in India's Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and said that any act of terrorism is "criminal and unjustifiable." During his address at the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting in China's Qingdao, Defence Minister Singh recalled the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 tourists were killed by 'The Resistance Front', an offshoot of the...

June 26, 2025 10:15 AM

At UNSC, India exposes Pakistan’s ‘gross hypocrisy’ over terror and child rights abuses

India has strongly rejected what it described as Pakistan's "nefarious agenda" at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), accusing Islamabad of attempting to deflect attention from its own human rights violations and state-sponsored cross-border terrorism. India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish on Wednesday issued a sharp rebuttal during the UNSC's open debate on Children and Armed Conflict (CAC), calling out Pakistan for misusing the platform and violati...