India and Indonesia have strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and emphasized the need for strengthening international cooperation to combat terrorism in a comprehensive and sustained manner.

During the 6th meeting of India-Indonesia Joint Working Group on Counter- Terrorism which was held on Friday in Jakarta, both the countries condemned the use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism. Joint Secretary (Counter-Terrorism) in the Ministry of External Affairs,K.D. Dewal and Deputy for International Cooperation, National Counter Terrorism Agency of Indonesia Andhika Chrisnayudhanto led their delegations for discussing global counter terrorism challenges and the ongoing counter-terrorism cooperation between the two countries.

External Affairs Ministry in a statement said that the two sides exchanged views on the domestic, regional and global terrorism threat assessment. They discussed counter-terrorism challenges related to the use of new and emerging technologies by terrorists, misuse of the internet for terrorist purposes, terror financing, and the nexus between organised crime and terrorism. Both sides also exchanged views on cooperation in regional, global and multilateral fora to combat global terrorism. The Ministry added that the ongoing cooperation in counter terrorism is an important element of India-Indonesia partnership.