India / India raises use of Drones by terrorist at UN, says- terrorists using UAS to smuggle weapons across borders

New Delhi: After the Jammu Air Force Station blasts, India raised the issue of use of drones by terrorists in the United Nations. Special Secretary (Internal Security) VSK Kaumudi said that we have seen terrorists using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to smuggle weapons across the border.

'Misuse of new technology is a serious threat'

Special Secretary VSK Kaumudi said, "Misuse of emerging new technology for terrorist purposes has emerged as one of the most serious threats of terrorism." “Today, information and communication technology like internet and social media is being misused for propagating terror, raising bigotry and cadre recruitment. In addition, new payment methods and crowdfunding platforms are being misused to finance terrorism.

Drones have become a big threat: India

Speaking on the Global Crisis of Terrorism: Assessing Current Threats and Emerging Trends for the New Decade, VSK Kaumudi said, "Drones have also been added to the current concerns, which is a major threat." "Being a low-cost option and readily available, terrorist group drones can be used for intelligence collection, arms/explosive smuggling and smuggling," he said at the second high-level conference of the heads of counter-terrorism agencies of member states at the United Nations. are used for attacks.

The need for a multi-pronged approach to tackle the threat

"It is imperative for countries around the world to take a multi-pronged approach to address the global threats arising from the misuse of new technologies," he said. There is a need to be especially vigilant about terrorism and terrorist attacks. India called on the world to stand united against the tendency to label terrorism on the basis of terrorist motives, especially religion and political ideologies.

India expressed concern about social media

India expressed concern that the Internet and social media platforms have turned into indispensable resources in their toolkit for global terrorist groups working to spread hatred, terrorist propaganda and conspiracy theories and increase radicalization among people. . VSK Kaumudi told the General Assembly, "Continuous advances in advanced technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Deep Fake, Blockchain, Dark Web are fraught with the risk of being misused by terrorists."