India Pushes UN To Label LeT-Proxy TRF As Terror Outfit After Pahalgam (image-X/bsf_jammu)
India has launched a renewed diplomatic offensive at the United Nations to designate The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as a global terrorist organisation. The move follows the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians and triggered India’s counter-offensive, Operation Sindoor, targeting nine terror infrastructure sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
An Indian delegation is currently in New York, holding high-level meetings with key UN counter-terrorism bodies, including the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), and the 1267 Sanctions Committee’s Monitoring Team. Since launching Operation Sindoor, these meetings represent India’s first major outreach to the UN on TRF.
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According to officials, India is presenting fresh evidence linking TRF to the Pahalgam attack and highlighting its affiliation with LeT. India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed TRF’s role and accused Pakistan of shielding the group at the UN, with reported support from China.
Pakistan is a current non-permanent member of the Security Council.
In a joint readout provided to PTI, the UN officials offered condolences and acknowledged continued cooperation with India on counter-terrorism, especially in the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. It also noted specific areas of cooperation: cybersecurity, countering terrorist travel, supporting victims of terrorism, and preventing terror financing—initiatives largely supported by India.
India also pressed for further work on regulating the use of emerging technologies by terrorists. These efforts build on the 2022 Delhi Declaration adopted under India’s chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, which aims to address threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems and the misuse of digital financial tools.
The 1267 Sanctions Committee, formed in 1999, is expected to review India’s proposal for TRF’s designation this week. If successful, TRF could face asset freezes, travel bans, and arms embargoes under UNSC resolutions 1267, 1989, and 2253.
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India’s move also responds to criticism of an April 25 UNSC press statement that condemned the Pahalgam attack but failed to mention TRF, allegedly due to Pakistan’s lobbying.
Misri noted that India has submitted evidence of TRF’s links to LeT multiple times—in May and November 2024 and again in December 2023—arguing for global recognition of the group as a dangerous terrorist proxy.
