New Delhi: In a diplomatic victory on the anti-terrorist front, India has been elected founder chairman of the recently formed World Youth Council against Terrorism (WYCAT).

G Kishan Reddy, national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), was elected head of the council, a confederation of youth organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), experts and political activists from across the globe launched at the International Youth Conference on Terrorism, which concluded recently.

"WYCAT will plan and execute a time-bound action plan to bring about greater awareness among the people all over the world with the objective of isolating it completely. The council will organise programmes at international, national, regional and sub-regional levels," Reddy said.

An apolitical body, WYCAT will also conduct conferences, seminars and workshops to mobilise public opinion against terrorism, he said adding, "On the action side, a fund is planned to assist in the task of the rehabilitation of victims of terrorism."

A total of 195 delegates from 55 countries, who participated in the recent conference, had also unanimously approved 'New Delhi Declaration of Youth Against Terrorism', a charter of commitments of international youth and a comprehensive action plan to tackle terrorism.

"We succeeded in exposing Pakistan's double standards and its nefarious role in exporting terrorism to India," Reddy added.

PTI