The 7th meeting of the India-Indonesia Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism was held on 12 November 2026 in New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan, Additional Secretary (Counter Terrorism) in the Ministry of External Affairs of India, and Mr. Dionnisius Elvan Swasono, Deputy for International Cooperation, National Counter Terrorism Agency (BNPT) of the Republic of Indonesia. Representatives of relevant departments and agencies from both sides also participated in the meeting.
As strategic partners, both the sides underscored the importance of bilateral cooperation in preventing and countering terrorism. Both sides unequivocally and strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and reaffirmed the principle of zero tolerance towards terrorism. Both sides also called for decisive and concerted international efforts to combat terrorism in a comprehensive and sustained manner.
The two sides exchanged views on the domestic, regional, and global terrorism landscape and threat assessments, including cross border terrorism. They discussed current and emerging challenges to counter-terrorism, including countering radicalization and violent extremism conducive to terrorism, combating the financing of terrorism, the misuse of the internet and new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes, and the nexus between organized crime and terrorism.
Both sides emphasized the need for strengthening international cooperation to combat terrorism in a comprehensive and sustained manner. They reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in multilateral fora, including the UN, ASEAN, BRICS and FATF, to combat global terrorism effectively.
The ongoing cooperation in counterterrorism remains an important element of the India-Indonesia comprehensive strategic partnership.
The Indonesian delegation will also be visiting the headquarters of the National Security Guard (NSG) on 13 November 2026 to discuss the avenues of bilateral capacity building measures.
Both sides agreed to hold the next meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counterterrorism in Jakarta on a mutually convenient date.