Counter Violent Extremism

YouTube, Facebook and Microsoft on Thursday have announced plans to tackle violent content and extremism online. The Alphabet-owned streaming service will educate younger users on identifying misinformation and manipulation tactics, and remove content glorifying violence. Meta will work with researchers, and Microsoft will share a cheaper version o...

India is an "important partner" of the United Nations in countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, and there are plans to step up cooperation between the two on strengthening capacity in combating terror financing.

The Trump administration wants to revamp and rename a US government program designed to counter all violent ideologies so that it focuses solely on Islamist extremism, five people briefed on the matter told Reuters.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appealed for a shift from "heavy-handed" responses to the rise of extremists like the ISIS group as he launched an action plan to prevent violent extremism.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today embarked on a visit to Malta to attend the Commonwealth Summit beginning tomorrow which is likely to focus on combating terrorism and violent extremism as well as tackling climate change.

Tackling climate change and countering violent extremism will top the agenda at the Commonwealth summit in Malta this week, attended by Queen Elizabeth II and French President Francois Hollande.

The latest hackathon competition - the fourth in the past five months - is being held alongside a two-day countering violent extremism conference in Sydney.

Indian-American Rashad Hussain has been appointed as Special Envoy and Coordinator for Strategic Counter-terrorism Communications to expand global engagement and partnerships of the US to counter violent extremism, the state department has said.

YouTube, Facebook and Microsoft on Thursday have announced plans to tackle violent content and extremism online. The Alphabet-owned streaming service will educate younger users on identifying misinformation and manipulation tactics, and remove content glorifying violence. Meta will work with researchers, and Microsoft will share a cheaper version o...

India is an "important partner" of the United Nations in countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, and there are plans to step up cooperation between the two on strengthening capacity in combating terror financing.

The Trump administration wants to revamp and rename a US government program designed to counter all violent ideologies so that it focuses solely on Islamist extremism, five people briefed on the matter told Reuters.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appealed for a shift from "heavy-handed" responses to the rise of extremists like the ISIS group as he launched an action plan to prevent violent extremism.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today embarked on a visit to Malta to attend the Commonwealth Summit beginning tomorrow which is likely to focus on combating terrorism and violent extremism as well as tackling climate change.

Tackling climate change and countering violent extremism will top the agenda at the Commonwealth summit in Malta this week, attended by Queen Elizabeth II and French President Francois Hollande.

The latest hackathon competition - the fourth in the past five months - is being held alongside a two-day countering violent extremism conference in Sydney.

Indian-American Rashad Hussain has been appointed as Special Envoy and Coordinator for Strategic Counter-terrorism Communications to expand global engagement and partnerships of the US to counter violent extremism, the state department has said.