Global Counterterrorism Forum

• The United States and India have reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation in multilateral forums like Global Counterterrorism Forum for advancing shared security interests within the region while supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific.

ABOUT GCTF

• The GCTF is an informal, apolitical, multilateral counterterrorism (CT) platform that contributes to the international architecture for addressing terrorism.
• Launched in
• In addition to the commitment of 32 Members of the GCTF, it welcomes valuable contributions of non-GCTF countries and international and regional organizations as well as civil society organizations.
  • India is a founding member.
• Its overarching mission is to reduce the vulnerability of people worldwide to terrorism by mobilizing expertise and resources to prevent, combat, and prosecute terrorist acts and counter incitement and recruitment to terrorism.
• The GCTF is currently co-chaired by Egypt and the European Union.