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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which city hosted the 16th meeting of the Canada-India Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism?
A
New Delhi
B
Ottawa
C
Toronto
D
Mumbai
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Her Excellency Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh was appointed Chair of the United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee on 30 January 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -UNCCT was established in September 2011 to promote international counter-terrorism cooperation and support Member States in the implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy through a voluntary contribution from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) was an Act passed by the Parliament of India in 2002, with the objective of strengthening anti-terrorism operations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Headquartered in New Delhi, the NIA has branches in Hyderabad, Guwahati, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Kolkata, Raipur, Jammu, Chandigarh, Ranchi, Chennai and Imphal. It maintains the NIA Most Wanted list. (2021–22 est.)

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