India, March 19 -- The European Union (EU) on Wednesday organised a technical workshop on preventing and countering violent extremism in New Delhi that was joined by counterterrorism and security officials of India and EU member states.

The workshop, held on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue, focused whole-of-government approaches to fight extremism, risk evaluation processes, exit programs and reintegration strategies. Participants agreed on the need for continued collaboration on "soft and hard security aspects of counterterrorism", an EU statement said.

The event brought together counterterrorism experts and senior representatives from EU and Indian security agencies and policy institutions to exchange best practices on preventio...