BERLIN: Joint Press Release: 10th Meeting of the India-Germany Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism (JWG-CT)

BERLIN: The 10th meeting of the India-Germany Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism was held in New Delhi on 27 November 2025. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Vinod Bahade, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism) in the Ministry of External Affairs of India and Mr. Konrad Arz von Straussenburg, Director, Directorate-General for International Order, United Nations and Arms Control of Germany.

India and Germany unequivocally condemned terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, including cross border terrorism. Both sides strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April 2025.

Furthermore, both sides condemned the recent heinous terror incident near the Red Fort, New Delhi on 10 November 2025, which resulted in the tragic death of innocent civilians.

Both sides exchanged views on the threat assessment in their respective countries and regions and on global challenges. They also discussed respective counter terrorism policies and important topics in the fight against terrorism. These included emerging challenges such as preventing radicalization online, the implications of the misuse of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes, countering the financing of terrorism, capacity building, judicial cooperation and exchange on designation of terrorists and terrorist entities.

The two sides also reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening cooperation in the multilateral fora such as the United Nations, the Global Counter Terrorism Forum, the Financial Action Task Force and No Money for Terror Ministerial Conference. The two sides also explored ways to strengthen their Counter Terrorism cooperation and identified areas of future collaboration.

Both sides agreed to hold the next meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism in Germany on a mutually convenient date.