India is to host a special meeting of the United Nations Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (UNSC) at Mumbai's iconic Taj Hotel, which holds a special significance as one of the sites of the 2008 terror attack. The theme discussion of the meeting will be countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes. The panel will also discuss terror financing through crypto-currency and the use of drones in new-age terrorism. This will be the first such meeting of the UNSC-CTC in India since its establishment in 2001. The Permanent Representative of India, Ruchira Kamboj to the UN serves as the Chair of the CTC for 2022. Why India? Foreign Ministry Secretary (West) Sanjay Verma announced this and said that the event will be hosted in Mumbai and Delhi on Octob...
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