New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The Government of India, in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), inaugurated the first-ever Capacity Building Programme of its kind on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and Strategic Trade Controls for Asia-Pacific Countries at the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics, Palasamudram, from 25-27 February 2025. 24 government experts from 8 countries in the region, viz. Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Iraq, Lao PDR, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand are participating in the programme.

Speakers and experts from the UNSC 1540 Committee and UNODA; India's Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention,...