India to contribute $.5M to UN to counter terrorism

NEW DELHI: India will contribute half a million dollars to the United Nations' efforts to counter global terrorism as new and emerging technologies used by terror groups pose fresh threats to governments around the world, the South Asian country's top diplomat said on Saturday.

The money will go toward the UN Trust Fund for Counter Terrorism and will further strengthen the organization's fight against terrorism, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said as he addressed a special meeting of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee in the capital New Delhi.