Kathmandu, July 10 -- Experts, diplomats and security officials have called for a robust counter-terrorism policy to control terrorism in the region.

Particularly in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack in India on April 22, they also called for setting up security coordination with India, border management, intelligence-sharing and checking cross-border movements so that Nepal can prevent any incident in the future.

The interaction was organised by the Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE) on the theme of "Terrorism in South Asia: Challenges to Regional Peace and Security".

Minendra Rijal, a former defence minister, stressed that a terrorist attack on India will have spillover effects on Nepal.

He ...