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At a special meeting of the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee today, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that social media and the internet have evolved into “potent instruments in the toolkit of terrorists and militant groups” for disseminating propaganda, radicalization, and conspiracies aimed at destabilizing societies. Regarding the difficulties presented by developing technologies, Mr. Jaishankar said that blockchain, encrypted messaging services, and virtual private networks have all presented new difficulties for governing bodies and regulatory agencies.
“By obtaining access to these technologies, terrorist organizations, their ideological allies, especially in open and liberal nations, and “lone wolf” attacks have considerably improved their capabilities in recent years. They assault liberty, tolerance, and development using money, technology, and most significantly, the ethos of open societies “Added he.
Despite the UN Security Council’s most extraordinary efforts to address the “gravest peril to mankind,” he said that the worldwide threat of terrorism is increasing and spreading, especially in Asia and Africa.
The fact that the Council is having this special meeting of its Counter-Terrorism Committee in India is also a result of the fact that the fight against terrorism has been elevated to the top of the Security Council’s priority list, he said.
The United Nations Security Council’s two-day anti-terrorism summit is being held in India (UNSC). The Counter-Terrorism Committee meeting is now in Delhi, and India is the committee’s chair (CTC).
“To tackle this threat, the UNSC has developed a significant infrastructure over the last 20 years that is centered on the Counter-Terrorism Sanctions Regime. This has successfully alerted nations that have made terrorism a state-funded industry, “added the foreign minister.
The entire community held a minute of silence in honor of the victims and survivors of terrorism, as well as their families while attending the second day of the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee meeting.
Mr. Jaishankar also emphasized the use of drones for attacks and the supply of weaponry by organized crime groups and terrorist organizations.
