India is planning to host a conference on counter-radicalisation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in October 2017.
It will provide common platform to countries for sharing experiences and ideas on prevention of radicalisation amid rise of Islamic State and other extremist ideologies.
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This conference will also help participating countries to learn from each other’s best practices on promoting deradicalisation.
It will mainly deal with the growing IS threat and make effort to counter radicalisation and misuse of religion by groups and countries for inciting hatred and terrorism India will also share its experience and also benefit from that of ASEAN countries, especially Malaysia.
Besides, more countries may be also invited as observers depending on the interest.
UAE will one of such country as it has expertise in deradicalisation that was one of the key areas of discussions during the recent India-UAE bilateral interactions.
About Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
ASEAN is a group of 10 South Asian nations is a regional organisation comprising that aims to promote intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic integration amongst its members.
It came into existence on August 8, 1967 after ASEAN declaration (also known as Bangkok declaration).
Motto: “One Vision, One Identity, One Community”.
Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia.
10 Members: Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand were founder countries.
Later 5 more countries Brunei Darussalam, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam were added. Cambodia was the last entrant added in the group in 1999.
Principal aims: (i) Accelerating economic growth, social progress, and sociocultural evolution among its members, (ii) Protection of regional stability and the provision of a mechanism for member countries to resolve differences peacefully.
Current Affairs 10th February, 2017 Current Affairs Round Up Bullet Points, December, 2016
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