New Delhi

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval hosted the meeting of the National Security Advisers of the India, Brazil, South-Africa Trilateral Cooperative Forum (IBSA) through video conferencing on Wednesday.

During the meeting, discussions were held on maritime security, fight against terrorism and transnational organized crime, and cyber security.

Participants agreed that terrorism, in particular, cross-border terrorism undertaken through state sponsorship, continues to be a big threat to global peace and security and must be fought through together. They also agreed to increase cooperation in intelligence sharing, exchange of best practices and capacity building.

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According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the theme for India’s Chairship under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "Democracy for Demography and Development”.

This was the first such meeting of National Security Advisers of IBSA countries.

Maritime security was identified as an important area of future cooperation. It was agreed to strengthen mechanisms to combat piracy and drug and human trafficking and ensure the security of sea lines of communication and energy and sustainable exploitation of marine resources, including fishing