The BRICS Counter Terrorism Action Plan that will strengthen counter-terror cooperation among the members of the grouping has been finalized in the sixth meeting of the BRICS Counter Terrorism Working Group held on July 28-29, reports The Hindu on July 30. The sixth meeting of the BRICS Counter Terrorism Working Group that saw the participation of BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), was preceded by the five thematic sub-working groups on misuse of Internet for terrorist purpose, deradicalisation, countering terrorist financing, capacity building and countering foreign terrorist fighters. In a press release, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that the BRICS countries exchanged on terrorism threat assessment at national, regional and global level and resolved to further enhance counter terrorism cooperation in line with the Action Plan, an outcome of adoption of the BRICS Counter Terrorism Strategy by the BRICS leaders in 2020. The Action Plan is one of the key deliverables during India’s Chair ship of BRICS and is expected to come up for adoption during the meeting of BRICS National Security Advisors scheduled in August.