International Conference on Countering Terrorism (ICCT)

International efforts to combat terrorism require coordinated measures both at the global as well as regional levels. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) adopted the SAARC Convention on Suppression of Terrorism (1987). This was followed by the adoption of the SAARC Additional Protocol to the SAARC Convention on Terrorism (2004), to give effect to UN Security Council Resolution No. 1373 on criminalising terrorist fund raising. Regional initiatives in Europe, ASEAN, America etc; seek to deal with terrorism on a regional basis.

The Panel will discuss the importance of a co-ordinated regional response to terrorism, the strengths and weaknesses of the existing framework within South Asia, and explore avenues to coordinate the region’s response with that of the adjacent regions of South East Asia and the Gulf region as well as international bodies

Principal Speaker :
Gen. V P Malik (Former Commander of the Indian Army)
“Regional Response to Terrorism”
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Chair of Panel Session :
Ambassador Nihal Rodrigo,
Former Ambassador to China and former Secretary General, SAARC

Discussant :
(i) Prof. Zhang Ligun,
Associate Research Fellow, China Institute of International Studies.

(ii) Prof. Chandra Sekharan,
Pro-Chancellor & Director, School of Science & Forensic Science, National Law University, Jodhpur, India.

(iii) Dr. Makmur Keliat
Manager for Research & Publications, Faculty of Social & Political Sciences, University of Indonesia.
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(iv) Mr. Vladimir Titovenko,
Deputy Director, Department of Countering Terrorism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia...Read the Text