STOMD and SDOMD - SAARC initiative to combat terrorism
Q. The terms STOMD and SDOMD are related to- Published on 29 Sep 16a. SAARC
b. Export related schemes
c. New medicines/vaccines
d. New computer virus
ANSWER: SAARC
- STOMD is SAARC Terrorist Offences Monitoring Desk.
- SDOMD is SAARC Drugs Offences Monitoring Desk.
- During 2nd meeting of the High Level Group of Eminent Experts to strengthen the SAARC Anti-Terrorism Mechanism, the member countries shared their national experiences on various related legislations to counter terrorism.
- All member countries of SAARC agreed to move forward towards operationalizing the STOMD and the SDOMD in order to strengthen the combat efforts against terrorism.
- All member countries agreed to cooperate on capacity building by way of sharing their expertise on the subjects related to suicide terrorism, counter radicalisation, drugs trafficking and cyber security.
- Other issues like corruption and money laundering were also brought up for discussions as they also contribute towards terror financing.
