MEA, other depts join to organize virtual workshop on ‘Counter Radicalization’
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs, in cooperation with the Ministry of Home Affairs [Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) jointly with its outlying training unit, the Central Detective Training Institute (CDTI)] organised a virtual workshop on ‘Counter Radicalization’ on Feb 2-3.
"Workshop was organised under the framework of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA)," read a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.
The virtual workshop was addressed by Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs; Neeraj Sinha, Addl. Director General, BPR&D; and Anurag Kumar, Director, BPR&D.
Invited speakers shared their expertise on various topics including radicalization and extremism; rise of fundamentalism and its global impact; misuse of social media as a tool for radicalization; models of de-radicalization; and radicalization & international terrorism.
Representatives from several CICA Member States including, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Türkiye, Uzbekistan and Vietnam participated in the virtual workshop.
Addressed the inaugural session of 2 days virtual workshop on countering radicalisation organised by @Bureau_of_Reseach_and_Development along with MEA for member states of The Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (@CICA) @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar pic.twitter.com/VeNUiujVG4
— Mahaveer Singhvi IFS (@MahavirSinghvii) February 2, 2023
