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World Counter Terrorism

of their foreign policy. He also asked international 1. Strengthening the Legislative and Technological
organizations to be careful of proxy wars. He said Framework.
that countries supporting terrorism should be forced 2. Creating a Comprehensive Monitoring Framework.
to pay the price. Organizations and individuals trying 3. The mechanism for Sharing Accurate Intelligence,
to create sympathy for terrorists should also be Strengthening Investigation and Police Operations
isolated. There can be no ifs and buts in such matters, 4. Provision for Forfeiture of Assets.
he said. The world needs to unite against all forms of 5. Preventing misuse of legal entities and new
overt and covert support for terror. In this conference, technologies.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that providing 6. To establish international cooperation and
financial assistance to terrorism is more dangerous coordination.
than terrorism. He said that a common strategy has He said India has taken steps in this direction
to be evolved against this form of terrorism. Without to strengthen the fight against terrorism and its
naming any country, he said that some countries financing, by amending the Unlawful Activities
protect terrorists and give shelter to them, giving Prevention Act (UAPA), strengthening the National
protection to a terrorist is equivalent to promoting Investigation Agency (NIA), and giving a new direction
terrorism. He said that terrorists' safe havens or their to financial intelligence. He said that it is the result
resources should not be overlooked, and the double- of the continuous efforts of the country that there
speak of elements sponsoring and supporting such has been a drastic reduction in terrorist incidents
elements must also be exposed. in India and also, there has been a huge reduction
Referring to India's fight against terrorism in the in economic loss due to terrorism. He also urged to
last few years, the Union Home Minister said that think uniformly and collectively towards a “robust
in the last few years, under the leadership of PM and efficient operational system” to crack down on
Modi, India has been successful in cracking down on new modes of virtual assets being used by terrorists
terror financing. He told that India's strategy against for financial transactions.
providing funds to terrorism is based on 6 pillars:

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