Push-to-Re-Greylist-Pakistan-at-FATF-Over-Terror-LinksIndia gears up to expose Pakistan’s state-sponsored terrorism on the global stage

 

In a strong move to make state sponsors of terror pay, India is set to approach the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) with new evidence. This evidence is an instrument to put Pakistan back on the ‘grey list’. The international money laundering and terror financing watchdog will soon hold its next plenary meeting, and New Delhi will make a solid case supported by recent intelligence and surgical strikes in Operation Sindoor.

This action, officials explain, is not merely about policy but principle. India, in its firm commitment to regional and international security, aims to put under the spotlight the ongoing complicity of the Pakistani establishment in sustaining terrorist infrastructure, a matter that has again been brought to the limelight after the brutal Pahalgam terror attack.

 

Why India Is Pressing the FATF

 

The grey list of FATF consists of states that are subject to enhanced monitoring because of strategic gaps in addressing money laundering and terror financing. Technical compliance remains the standard for listing, but sources within India’s security community feel that the increased evidence against Pakistan, including recently dismantled terror camps, warrants immediate scrutiny.

One senior government official said India will provide detailed reports of the recent cross-border raids in its report to the FATF. “The sheer ruthlessness of Pahalgam and the irrefutable evidence of terror infrastructure within Pakistan have pushed us to take action,” the official added.

 

IMF Bailouts Under Fire

 

India is also raising alarm over the misuse of international financial assistance by Pakistan. New Delhi has protested against the World Bank’s mooted funding and objected to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concerning its $1 billion bailout package, pointing to Pakistan’s track record of spurious spikes in arms purchases in the aftermath of such injections of funds.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has stated on record that international assistance to Islamabad indirectly encourages terrorism. Prime Minister Narendra Modi seconded the view, asserting that for each instance of terror, Pakistan will have to pay a ‘heavy price’, both military and economic.

 

History of Grey Listing

 

Pakistan was initially grey-listed by the FATF in 2008. While it has been delisted and relisted several times since, its delisting in 2022 was conditional: the country has to continue building its anti-terror finance system. But India contends that Pakistan’s compliance has been cosmetic and not real, with minimal efforts against UN-listed terror groups and their leaders.

 

India’s Global Campaign

 

India will initiate a diplomatic attack on all fronts in international platforms, pointing to new evidence linking Pakistan’s state machinery with terror outfits. Multi-party delegations will be entrusted with the task of informing global players and calling for tougher sanctions.

After all,  peace is not possible alongside the patronage of terror. India’s message is going to be, in a world becoming increasingly intolerant of terror. The ball is now in Pakistan’s court.