Threat of terrorism grave and universal, says India

New Delhi (ANI): Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, on Saturday highlighted that the threat posed by terrorism is grave and universal and member states need to be agile, forward-thinking and introduce comprehensive legislation to address the issue.

“Unprecedented technological progress is consistently breaking down barriers, connecting people, and laying out new possibilities like never before. Several technological innovations have created new prospects and tools for law enforcement, border security, countering terrorism financing, and other areas of counter-terrorism. However, their use is not uniform,” she said at UNSC’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) meeting at the Taj Palace in New Delhi.

India’s Permanent Representative, who Counter-Terrorism Committee Chair, stressed the need for better collaboration to share big data-driven innovative solutions with States who lack the necessary resources.

“Member States need to be agile, forward-thinking and introduce comprehensive legislation to address this issue. Upholding human rights in practice and procedures, along with understanding the gendered impacts and biases of new technologies is crucial. Ongoing dialogue with multi-sectoral partners and sustained State efforts would be required to successfully create a bulwark against the use of new technologies for terrorist purposes,” she said.