The event bought together experts in the fight against terrorism and the main EU and Indian security agencies and political institutions, to exchange best practices on the prevention, deactivation and rehabilitation of violent extremists. The EU delegation included security practitioners of European Union institutions, EU member states (Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, the Netherlands) and Strong Cities Network (SCN), in Team Europe Spirit.
Discussions focused on fully government approaches, risk assessment processes, exit programs and reintegration strategies. Participants agreed to the importance and the need for continuous collaboration on the soft and hard safety aspects of the fight against terrorism.
Maciej Stadejek, director of the security and defense policy in the European external action service, said: “This workshop testifies to the deepening of the EU-Indian partnership in the fight against terrorism and security cooperation.” We hope that by sharing EU approaches for deradicalization, risk assessment and prevention strategies, we can strengthen our commitment to terrorism and the prevention of violent extremism, “he added.
Dinkar Gupta, former director general of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), said: “India and the EU face evolving security threats that require innovative and collaborative solutions. Learning the other’s experiences will help us create more effective strategies for deradicalization, rehabilitation and long -term prevention.”
This workshop follows the recent visit to the College of Commissioners in India, where the Indian PM Narendra Modi And the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen underlined in the declaration of their leaders the need for more in -depth collaboration in the fight against terrorism and to strengthen international cooperation to combat terrorism and the financing of terrorism in a complete and sustained manner. The two parties also undertook to explore a security and defense partnership. Drone terrorism and terrorism. In February 2022, the EU and India organized their first joint workshop on the content of online terrorism, based on the dialogue against terrorism initiated in November 2020. This online workshop addressed the urgent question of the terrorist exploitation of the Internet, while exploring innovative campaigns and prevention interventions. Since then, the dialogue of the fight against terrorism of the EU-India has continued to prioritize the regulation of online terrorist content, which raises it to one of the two main main priorities during the discussion of March 2022. This critical subject was revisited and explored in more detail during the anti-terrorist dialogue of the EU of EU in 2024, demonstrating the shared commitment of the two regions This evolving threat. This was again at the center of the recently concluded visit to the College of Commissioners in India.
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