NSA Ajit Doval Discuss Threats And Challenges To National Security In BRICS Meet

New Delhi, 18 September: Amid the ongoing conflicts with China over border dispute along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), National Security Advisor Ajit Doval attended a virtual meeting of top security officials of the five-nation grouping BRICS. During the meeting, they emphasized that the BRICS countries managed to take a serious step forward in strengthening cooperation in the field of combating terrorism and extremism, countering transnational organized crime and drug trafficking.

 

 

The 10th virtual meeting was hosted by Russia, the current chair of BRIC and it was attended by China's State Councillor Yang Jiechi and senior security officials from Russia, Brazil, and South Africa.

 

 

The meeting exchanged views on combating terrorism and extremism besides deliberating on global and regional security issues, according to details provided by a Russian official. Moreover, they also discuss an anti-terrorism draft strategy which is likely to be approved at an upcoming summit.

 

 

 

The discussion showed the unity or similarity of the approaches of the members of the Association on most issues on the international agenda. The adherence to the universal and generally recognized norms and principles of the UN Charter, as well as international law, was reaffirmed. They also exchanged views on key issues of global and regional security, discussed the main areas of practical cooperation in the field of security.

 

The incessant attempts of the West to interfere in the internal affairs of sovereign states were noted. The inadmissibility of organizing "color revolutions", as well as campaigns to discredit the political leadership of unwanted countries, was also emphasized in the meeting.

 

The countries also exchange of views took place on issues of strategic stability. During the discussion, the destructive plans of the United States on the deployment of weapons in space, the use of force against space objects of other states, as well as the use of outer space for military operations were noted. Apart from that, the participants in the meeting reaffirmed their openness to multilateral discussion on possible measures to ensure predictability and restraint in the nuclear missile sphere.

 

Moreover, special attention was paid to ensuring security in the use of information and communication technologies. During the discussion, the importance of developing common approaches to this issue was stated. In order to create an integrated system for countering threats in the information sphere, it was proposed to continue work on concluding an appropriate five-sided agreement.

 

The meeting participants highly appreciated the coordinating role of the World Health Organization in the fight against the pandemic. It was emphasized that at all stages of the spread of infection, WHO acted within its mandate, based on the guidelines of Member States and available scientific evidence.