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‘Prahaar’: Ministry Of Home Affairs Unveils India’s First National Counter-Terrorism Policy | India News

‘Prahaar’: Ministry Of Home Affairs Unveils India’s First National Counter-Terrorism Policy | India News

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Last Updated:February 23, 2026, 11:32 IST ‘Prahaar’: Ministry Of Home Affairs Unveils India’s First National Counter-Terrorism Policy News18 ‘Prahaar’: Ministry Of Home Affairs Unveils India’s First National Counter-Terrorism Policy Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit First Published: February 23, 2026, 11:32 IST News india ‘Prahaar’: Ministry Of Home Affairs Unveils India’s First National Counter-Terrorism Policy Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Read More Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Quad Officials Meet Twice In A Week: India, US Host Talks On Counter-Terrorism, Humanitarian Aid | India News

Quad Officials Meet Twice In A Week: India, US Host Talks On Counter-Terrorism, Humanitarian Aid | India News

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Last Updated:December 07, 2025, 21:18 IST India hosted the third Quad Counter Terrorism Working Group (CTWG) meeting in New Delhi on December 4 and 5, while the US hosted the HADR Tabletop Exercise and Strategic Meeting. Secretary (West) Ambassador Sibi George (Centre) at the 3rd QUAD Counter Terrorism Working Group Meeting, in New Delhi. (MEA) India and the United States hosted two crucial meetings related to the Quad group – involving the US, India, Japan and Australia – on counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster response in a single week. India hosted the third Quad Counter Terrorism Working Group (CTWG) meeting in New Delhi on December 4 and 5 as part of India’s rotation hosting the next Quad Summit, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). During the meeting, Quad partners unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism. Quad member-countries also expressed their condolences for the terror incident on November 10 near Delhi’s Red Fort and called for the perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of this reprehensible act to be brought …

Syria welcomes US decision to ease Assad-era sanctions as ‘positive step’ | World News

Syria welcomes US decision to ease Assad-era sanctions as ‘positive step’ | World News

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Syria considers the move by the Trump administration to ease sanctions imposed on the war-torn country as a “positive step” to ease humanitarian and economic suffering, its foreign ministry said Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said Syria “extends its hand” to anyone that wants to cooperate with Damascus, on the condition that there is no intervention in the country’s internal affairs. The statement came after the Trump administration granted Syria sweeping exemptions from sanctions on Friday in a major first step toward fulfilling the president’s pledge to lift a half-century of penalties on a country shattered by 14 years of civil war. Story continues below this ad Thomas Barrack , the US ambassador to Turkey who has also been appointed as special envoy for Syria, met with Syria’s president and foreign minister during their visit to Turkey on Saturday, adding the President Ahmad al-Sharaa welcomed Washington’s “fast action on lifting sanctions.” “President Trump’s goal is to enable the new government to create the conditions for the Syrian people to not only survive but thrive,” …

Jaishankar discusses counter-terrorism with German leadership | Latest News India

Jaishankar discusses counter-terrorism with German leadership | Latest News India

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External affairs minister S Jaishankar conveyed India’s appreciation for Germany’s solidarity in the fight against terrorism to Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday as the two sides explored ways to deepen their partnership to ensure stability amid geopolitical churn. External affairs minister S Jaishankar with members of the German Bundestag. (ANI) Jaishankar discussed India’s campaign against terrorism with top German leaders even as an all-party delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi briefed Russian political leaders and lawmakers in Moscow on the rationale for launching Operation Sindoor to target terrorist infrastructure on Pakistani soil. At a meeting with Merz in Berlin, Jaishankar conveyed the wishes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed appreciation for “Germany’s solidarity as India counters the challenge of terrorism”. The two sides will work to expand the bilateral strategic partnership, he said in a social media post. India’s campaign against terrorism also figured in Jaishankar’s meeting with Günter Sautter, the foreign and security policy adviser to the German chancellor. “Exchanged perspectives on major global issues, including combatting terrorism. Our deepening partnership is …

NSA Ajit Doval Raised Issues Of Terror Finance, Counterterrorism, And Khalistanis With Five Eyes | Exclusive

NSA Ajit Doval Raised Issues Of Terror Finance, Counterterrorism, And Khalistanis With Five Eyes | Exclusive

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Last Updated:March 18, 2025, 23:34 IST This occurred in a separate meeting held during the Raisina Dialogue, where intelligence chiefs from 25 countries met in India India’s NSA Ajit Doval. (File pic/AP) National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has raised concerns about terror finance, counterterrorism, and Khalistan with the Five Eyes alliance, top intelligence sources told CNN-News18 on Tuesday. This occurred in a separate meeting held during the Raisina Dialogue, where intelligence chiefs from 25 countries met in India. Sources say these topics are part of broader talks on counterterrorism and intelligence sharing. This marks the first time a specific mention of pro-Khalistan elements operating from foreign soil has been made. Five Eyes is an international intelligence alliance comprising the US, UK, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. Three of the Five Eyes members—US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, UK’s National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell, and New Zealand’s intelligence chief Andrew Hampton—are in New Delhi for the three-day Raisina Dialogue summit. During this event, NSA Ajit Doval chaired a separate conference of global intelligence chiefs. …

Ajit Doval leads first India-Malaysia Security Dialogue with Nushirwan focusing on counter-terrorism and defence – India TV

Ajit Doval leads first India-Malaysia Security Dialogue with Nushirwan focusing on counter-terrorism and defence – India TV

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Image Source : INDIA TV Ajit Doval with Director General of the National Security Council of Malaysia, Raja Dato Nushirwan in New Delhi. New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday held the first India-Malaysia Security Dialogue with his Malaysian counterpart, where both sides exchanged views on the global and regional security environment. According to the statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs, Director General of the National Security Council of Malaysia, Raja Dato Nushirwan, and Doval also reviewed ongoing bilateral cooperation in the security, defence, and maritime fields during the crucial meeting held in the national capital. “During the security dialogue, both sides exchanged views on the global and regional security environment and reviewed ongoing bilateral cooperation in the security, defence, and maritime fields,” it said. Counter-terrorism and defence on top agenda The two sides agreed to deepen cooperation in counter-terrorism and deradicalisation, cybersecurity, the defence industry, and maritime security. They also explored ways to enhance cooperation in critical minerals and rare earths. It was agreed to institutionalise the dialogue by holding …

MI5 forced to ‘pare back’ counter-terror focus due to hostile states, boss says

MI5 forced to ‘pare back’ counter-terror focus due to hostile states, boss says

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MI5 has had to “pare back” its counterterrorism focus because of the growing threat from Russia and other hostile states, the security agency’s boss has said. Ken McCallum, the director general of MI5, said in an interview recording obtained by The Times newspaper that the agency has to look at its “finite” resources and make “uncomfortable choices”. “We now face much, much more aggression from nation states. In effect, we had the 20 to 30-year holiday from that kind of big player, sophisticated states in serious conflict with each other. It’s back, I’m afraid. “And so there is something quite profound about that … we’ve had to make some of those uncomfortable choices in recent years … how could we pare back a bit on the amount of our capacity we are spending on countering terrorism in order to be ready to meet these somewhat grander and more sophisticated, in some respects, threats from nation states.” He made the comments in an interview with Simon Case, the outgoing cabinet secretary, for a civil service podcast …

Over 650 police commandos participate in NSG’s counter-terrorism exercise

Over 650 police commandos participate in NSG’s counter-terrorism exercise

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Security personnel take part in a drill in metro during a counter-terrorism exercise at the National Security Guard (NSG) Training Centre in Manesar in November 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI More than 650 commandos from the State police and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) participated in the National Security Guard’s (NSG) two-week counter-terrorism and counter-improvised explosive device (IED) exercise that concluded on Saturday. A statement by the NSG said 31 teams from States such as Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, Puducherry, Chandigarh, and 10 teams from five CAPFs, comprising a total of 667 elite commandos, participated in the exercise. “The exercises honed counter-terrorist, bomb disposal, and K9 teams’ (dog squads) skills through demonstrations, displays, and case studies, emphasising on joint operations in challenging scenarios to improve the coordination and synergy between NSG and State-level forces. This annual exercise aligns with the Ministry of Home Affairs’ directives of ‘Duty to Share’ expertise by NSG in its niche competencies,” the NSG said. It added that the teams were trained …

Suspects in the stabbing of an Iranian presenter fled UK after attack, counterterrorism police say | World News

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LONDON — British counterterrorism police investigating the stabbing of a journalist who works for a TV channel critical of the Iranian government said that three suspects had fled the country within hours of the attack. HT Image Pouria Zeraati, a presenter at London-based Iran International, was stabbed in the leg Friday afternoon outside his home in London. Police said Zeraati, who has been released from a hospital, was attacked by two men who fled in a car driven by a third man. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. “We have established that after abandoning the vehicle, the suspects traveled to Heathrow Airport and have left the U.K.,’’ Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, said in a statement late Thursday. “We are now working with international partners to establish further details.’’ Police said that while the motivation for the attack is still unclear, Zeraati’s occupation, together with recent threats to U.K.-based Iranian journalists, triggered a counterterrorism investigation. Iran International, a satellite news channel that broadcasts in …

As Jaishankar to chair session on counter-terrorism at the UNSC, Pakistan launches claims against India

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Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS As External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar prepares to chair a UN Security Council meeting on terrorism on Thursday, Pakistan said it is distributing a new “dossier” on terrorism to UNSC members that alleges Indian agencies were involved in “masterminding” a 2021 blast near Hafiz Saeed’s home in Lahore. The briefing on “Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts: Global counter-terrorism approach – principles and the way forward” will be chaired by India, as President of the UNSC this month, and is one of a number of special sessions that the EAM has travelled to the U.S. to convene. Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is also in New York to chair sessions of the G-77 (Group of 134 developing countries) and China, of which India is a member. However, while Mr. Zardari attended the open debate at the UNSC meeting on reformed multilateralism chaired by Mr. Jaishankar on Wednesday, he is not invited to the special UNSC session on terrorism. …