India to raise violent extremism, terrorism at Commonwealth meet

India will raise the issues of violent extremism, promotion of terrorism and use of online means of recruitment by extremist groups at a Commonwealth forum next week.

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will lead the Indian delegation to the Bahamas for the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting from October 16 to 19, where he will also



talk about Digital India programme as a means for digital inclusiveness.

The minister told reporters in New Delhi yesterday that he will tell the forum how India has been using the Jandhan account, mobile and Aadhaar card to provide a direct subsidy to the needy while wiping out the middlemen.