India raises Jammu air base attack at UN, says use of drones for terrorism needs serious attention

Speaking at the UN, India’s Special Secretary said the world needs to pay serious attention to the possibility of the use of weaponised drones for terrorist activities against strategic assets.

Amid multiple sightings of drones in and around Jammu city and days after an attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) station at airport, India told the UN General Assembly that the possible use of weaponised drones for terror activities calls for serious attention. Special Secretary (Internal Security), Ministry of Home Affairs in the Government of India, V S K Kaumudi said on Tuesday, “Today, misuse of information and communication technology such as internet and social media for terrorist propaganda, radicalisation and recruitment of cadre; misuse of new payment methods and crowdfunding platforms for financing of terrorism; and misuse of emerging technologies for terrorist purposes have emerged as the most serious threats of terrorism and will decide the counter-terrorism paradigm going forward,”