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India Today
18 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
Big diplomatic win for India's global outreach as US declares TRF a terror group
In a significant diplomatic victory for India, the United States has designated The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. This move comes after the TRF, an offshoot of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the deadly Pahalgam attack in Kashmir which killed 26 people. The designation is seen as an endorsement of India's long-standing position on cross-border terrorism. One analyst called the decision a "slap on the face of Pakistan which has been actually trying to portray that it is a local resistance front constituted of Kashmiri boys, which is not true." While India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar welcomed the decision, some view the move with scepticism, pointing to perceived US "doublespeak" regarding Pakistan. The designation legally binds the US to take action against the TRF and could have consequences for its sponsors.
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Jaishankar Welcomes US Move to List TRF as Terror Group; Experts Urge Caution After Pahalgam Attack
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has lauded the United States for formally designating The Resistance Front (TRF), the group behind the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity. In a post on X, Jaishankar called the move a 'strong affirmation' of the India-US counter-terrorism partnership, thanking Senator Marco Rubio and the US State Department. The decision comes after TRF, a Lashkar-e-Taiba proxy, claimed responsibility for the brutal attack that killed 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists. However, strategic experts have cautioned India against over-celebrating. While many view this as a diplomatic win post-Op Sindoor, others warn that the US may still continue its dual game with Pakistan. Former diplomats and analysts say India must remain alert and not lower its guard against terror safe havens in Pakistan-occupied territories.#jaishankar #trf #theresistancefront #unitedstates #usterrorlist #trfterror #pahalgamattack #opsindoor #indiaus #counterterrorism #lashkaretaiba #pakistanterror #pakistan #toi #toibharat #bharat #trending #breakingnews #indianews Read More
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Big Win For India: U.S. Labels Lashkar Proxy TRF As ‘Foreign Terrorist Organisation'
The United States has officially designated The Resistance Front (TRF), the group behind the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the decision, emphasizing Washington's firm stance on counterterrorism. India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also called for global unity against terrorism during the SCO meeting in Tianjin. The UN Security Council has condemned the attack, while India vows to hold the perpetrators accountable.#PahalgamAttack #TRF #USCounterTerrorism #IndiaFightsTerror #SCO2025 #UNCondemnsTerror #JusticeForVictims #GlobalSecurity Read More
Mint
a day ago
- Politics
- Mint
‘Zero tolerance for Terrorism': India welcomes US move to designate TRF a ‘terrorist organisation'
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has hailed the United States' decision to designate The Resistance Front (TRF) — a proxy of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) — as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). Jaishankar expressed his appreciation to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu for their strong stance against terrorism. He termed the designation a 'strong affirmation' of the shared commitment between India and the United States to combat global terror threats. The TRF, believed to be a front for LeT, had claimed responsibility for the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. Jaishankar reaffirmed India's zero-tolerance approach to terrorism, reiterating the need for continued global vigilance and coordinated action against terror groups and their proxies. (This is a developing story)
NDTV
3 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
China, Pakistan, And The Trouble With Keeping Snakes In Your Backyard
India's Foreign Minister, S. Jaishankar, is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting and has used the important multilateral forum to highlight New Delhi's concerns on cross-border terrorism. Driving home the point subtly, Jaishankar has reminded Beijing that the SCO's raison d'être was combatting terrorism, separatism, and extremism, and that the "three evils" often occur together. The remarks were made in the context of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 this year, in which 26 tourists were gunned down. The government's assessment of this dastardly terror attack has been that it was aimed at creating a chasm, given that the perpetrators singled out their victims on the basis of their religious identity. The objective of the Pakistan-sponsored terrorists was also to dent the economy of Jammu and Kashmir, which had been thriving on tourism since its return to normalcy. In the context of Jammu and Kashmir, the three-fold evils of terrorism, separatism, and extremism have indeed been reinforcing and compounding. The Munir Doctrine Pakistan mobilised terror groups in the Valley in the 1980s and pushed foreign fighters, which ultimately led to the killings of the local Hindu population and their subsequent exodus. The terror groups, whom Islamabad branded as 'freedom fighters', were seeking to carve out a separate state. Girding this approach is Pakistan's philosophy, that it was founded as a homeland of Muslims, and that Jammu & Kashmir is an unfinished agenda of the Partition of 1947. In fact, Pakistan's Field Marshal, Asim Munir, had openly publicised this viewpoint before the Pakistan Overseas Convention just before the Pahalgam terror attack, dusting off the "two-nation theory" in his address and referring to Kashmir as Pakistan's "jugular vein". Incidentally, also, when the 2019 Pulwama suicide bombing attack took place, in which around 40 Indian service personnel were martyred, Munir was heading the Inter-Services Intelligence. Jaishankar, Unfiltered In his address to the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Jaishankar underscored that the UN Security Council had condemned the Pahalgam terror attack and called for the perpetrators, organisers, financiers, and sponsors of terrorism to be held accountable and brought to justice. The Foreign Minister has thus tried to contextualise India's actions, such as keeping the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance and striking terror training camps and military infrastructure in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. Jaishankar also exhorted SCO members to stay on course with the grouping's founding goal - combatting 'terrorism, separatism, and extremism' - if the multilateral grouping really wishes to present an uncompromising stance on the challenge. This positioning throws a poser to China, which has its own worries about separatism and extremism and brings into question Beijing's duplicitous role. In his first visit to China since the military standoff, Jaishankar has underscored China's two-faced stand on terror. The Dragon's Steady Support In 2019, China joined hands with Pakistan to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council after India scrapped the erstwhile state's special status. While Beijing had floated the SCO ostensibly to fight terrorism, it has been instrumental in protecting the perpetrators of acts of terror committed on Indian territory. In the past, China has also blocked initiatives to place Jaish-e-Mohammad's Rauf Asghar and the Lashkar-e-Taiba's Sajid Mir and Abdur Rahman Makki on the UN sanctions list. China harbours Indian separatist leaders on its soil, and its state-backed publications threaten India with this supposed leverage. China's formal position on Operation Sindoor has been to describe India's action as 'regrettable', urging New Delhi and Islamabad to arrive at a 'settlement' through political 'dialogue'. Not just that, but a recent report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has stated that 63% of Beijing's arms exports between 2020 and 2024 went to Pakistan. The Indian Army has also publicly revealed the details of the Chinese-made armaments, such as PL-15E long-range missiles, which were developed by China's Aviation Industry Corporation and used by Pakistan during the conflict. The official assessment of the Indian Army, expressed by Deputy Chief of Army Staff General Rahul Singh, is that China, along with Turkey, backed Pakistan by providing real-time inputs of India's actions during Operation Sindoor. While declaring that China opposes all forms of terrorism, its foreign ministry further asserts that it seeks to play a constructive role in fostering amity. Does Beijing really think it can present itself as an honest broker even as it acts like a behind-the-scenes instigator? China should remember well former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's sage advice, that snakes would eventually come to bite those who nurtured them in their backyard. (Harsh V Pant is Vice President, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. Kalpit Mankikar is Fellow, China Studies, at ORF.)
