# India and Italy strengthen anti-terror cooperation in New Delhi talks

2026-10-08T04:35:49+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

India and Italy concluded two counterterrorism meetings in New Delhi on 6 to 7 October, condemning the 22 April 2025 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The sixth meeting of the India-Italy Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime, and the second meeting of the Permanent Task Force on Countering Financing of Terrorism, discussed drug trafficking, emerging terrorist threats, and misuse of new technologies. The meetings were co-chaired by Suhel Ajaz Khan of India’s MEA and Paolo Mari of Italy’s foreign ministry. The Permanent Task Force focused on countering terrorism financing under the India-Italy Joint Initiative launched at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg in November 2025. Both sides discussed multilateral cooperation through the UN, the Global Counterterrorism Forum, and the Financial Action Task Force. They agreed to hold the next JWG and Task Force meetings in Rome on mutually convenient dates.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both Orissa Post and the Economic Times report the same MEA statement, producing uniform straight coverage of the sixth India-Italy Joint Working Group meeting and the second Permanent Task Force session in New Delhi. Neither outlet’s text contains any independent framing, criticism, or commentary, each version is a near-verbatim reproduction of the official release. The differences are editorial only: the Economic Times adds a longer background paragraph describing the April 2025 Pahalgam attack as ‘Pakistan-backed’ and listing the Indian military response, including Operation Sindoor, detail absent from the Orissa Post piece. That addition gives the Economic Times version a slightly more government-aligned lead-in context, but the core reporting remains identical. The two sides agreed to hold the next meeting in Rome on mutually convenient dates.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 1 pro-government, 1 neutral
- orissapost.com (neutral report) <https://www.orissapost.com/india-italy-discuss-terrorism-drug-trafficking-and-organised-crime-threats/>
  Wire copy of MEA statement, no independent framing
- economictimes.indiatimes.com (pro government) <https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/india-italy-reiterate-condemnation-of-pahalgam-terror-attack-during-jwc-meet/articleshow/134778485.cms>
  MEA statement plus added Operation Sindoor background

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

Tags: India-Italy Joint Working Group, Ministry of External Affairs, Operation Sindoor, Pahalgam attack, Suhel Ajaz Khan
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