India, US push UN sanctions on Pak-based terror proxies
India, US push UN sanctions on Pak-based terror proxies
India and the US press for UN 1267 sanctions to target Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed proxies with asset freezes, travel bans and arms embargoes.
New Delhi has become the focal point of a concerted push by India and the United States to sharpen UN action against Pakistan-based terror proxies. The two nations urged the UN Security Council to add more entities and individuals connected to Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, along with affiliates of Islamic State and al-Qaeda, to the 1267 sanctions regime. The goal is to enforce global asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo on these groups and their backers.
The outreach came during a December 3 meeting in New Delhi between the bilateral Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism and a terrorist designations dialogue. Officials discussed ways to boost cooperation to combat terror and agreed that additional designations should cover proxies, supporters, sponsors, financiers and backers of LeT and JeM under the UN framework.
The Indian side also acknowledged the US Department of State’s designation of The Resistance Front, a proxy of LeT, as a foreign terrorist organization, a move linked to the April Pahalgam attack. They condemned the Pahalgam strike and the November 10 terror incident near the Red Fort in New Delhi, stressing that those responsible must be held accountable. They underscored that countering terrorism requires sustained, comprehensive action and highlighted growing concern over the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, drones and artificial intelligence for terrorist purposes.
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to intensified cooperation within the UN framework and to pursue further designations of proxies and their backers, aiming to disrupt funding and operational support networks that enable cross-border terrorism.
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