India and Uzbekistan hold the tenth meeting of their Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism in New Delhi

23 October 2026

The tenth meeting of the India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism was held in New Delhi on 22 October 2026.
It was co-chaired by Dr Suhel Ajaz Khan, Additional Secretary (Counter Terrorism) in the Ministry of External Affairs, and Pirimkulov Gulomjon Shodmonkulovich, Head of the Department for Cooperation with South Asian, Near, Middle Eastern and African Countries in Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The two sides exchanged views on countering extremism and radicalization, combating terrorism financing, preventing the use of technology for terrorist purposes, and the link between transnational organized crime and terrorism.
They discussed cooperation through information sharing, capacity building and the exchange of best practices, and explored cooperation between the relevant agencies of the two countries.
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate in multilateral forums including the United Nations, SCO-RATS and the EAG.