New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- India and the European Union (EU) exchanged domestic and global threat assessments and discussed cooperation at multilateral bodies such as FATF during a counterterrorism dialogue in Brussels. The meeting of the joint working group on counterterrorism, held on Tuesday, condemned the "heinous" terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 as well as cross-border terrorism, a joint statement said. The counter-terrorism dialogue was part of a series of engagements between the two sides aimed at bolstering strategic and security cooperation ahead of the India-EU Summit to be held early next year. The dialogue facilitated an exchange of domestic, regional and global threat assessments of both sides, which emphasised that instability and conflicts in different regions of the world are catalysts for terrorism and violent extremism, the statement said. Both sides agreed terrorism is a global phenomenon that needs concerted action, it also stressed the importance of cooperation in multilateral forums such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the United Nations, and the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF). "Both sides condemned the heinous terrorist attack on 22 April 2025 in Pahalgam and EU reiterated its condolences to India for the killing of innocent civilians," the statement said. "The two sides reiterated their strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross border terrorism." The two sides also explored ways to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation and identified future collaboration areas, it said without giving details....