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India Elected to INTERPOL Asian Committee at Singapore Conference

The advisory role positions New Delhi to help set Asia’s policing priorities through annual meetings.

The committee is tasked with identifying strategic priorities and addressing operational challenges in combating crime across the region.
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Overview

  • India secured membership through a multi-stage vote at the 25th Asian Regional Conference in Singapore on September 19.
  • The committee advises the Asian Regional Conference and sets regional priorities including organized crime, cybercrime, human trafficking, terrorism, and drug trafficking.
  • A CBI delegation represented India at the conference following a coordinated campaign by Indian diplomats, embassies and high commissions, and NCB-India.
  • The CBI said the result demonstrates India’s growing leadership in international law-enforcement cooperation.
  • The appointment extends India’s prior presence in INTERPOL bodies, including Praveen Sinha’s 2021 election as the Asia delegate on the Executive Committee.