Windhoek, June 23 (IANS) Namibia has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, commonly known as the grey list, after completing reforms to strengthen its anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism and proliferation framework, Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah said on Tuesday. Speaking at an event in Windhoek, Shafudah said Namibia’s removal from the list on June 19 was a major national milestone, reflecting p…
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Kathmandu, June 20 (IANS) Nepal has remained on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, commonly known as the “grey list”, although the Nepali government has been taking several measures to address concerns raised by the global anti-money laundering watchdog.Nepal was placed on the FATF grey list in February 2025 after the watchdog identified shortcomings in the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework.Since then…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) In a significant development, Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, has been elected and appointed Vice-President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), according to an official statement.This is the first time that India will hold the Vice-Presidency of the FATF. Aggarwal will work towards solidifying India’s leadership in the FATF forum, the statement added.“This appointment is a recognition of India’s collective effort and of the strength of our a…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India and Egypt underscored the importance of bilateral cooperation in countering terrorism, reflecting the spirit of the India-Egypt Strategic Partnership at the 5th meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. The meeting between India and Egypt was held in New Delhi on May 20.The meeting was co-chaired by senior officials from the Ministries of External Affairs and Foreign Affairs, with the par…
Washington, May 12 (IANS) The terror facilities in Pakistan, which had suffered a major damage during Operation Sindoor launched by the Indian military last year in the aftermath of the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, are now undergoing large-scale clearing work, with construction materials and supplies visible across the sites, indicating rebuilding activity.Following Operation Sindoor, terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) shifted its key operational bases from Pakistan-occupied…
Colombo, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan’s military establishment treated the sponsorship of terrorism as a low-cost instrument with repercussions largely limited to diplomatic censure, episodic pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) or restrained military retaliation while the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) continued to function as a “one-way flow of strategic goodwill”, a report highlighted on Wednesday. Writing for ‘EuropaWire’, Dimitra Staikou, a Greek lawyer, writer, and journalist, not…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Pakistan has unexpectedly emerged as a mediator in the escalating US-Iran conflict, leveraging its diplomatic ties, according to reports, while its own ongoing war with Afghanistan remains unresolved despite several attempts at arbitration by other nations in the region.Reports suggest that Islamabad is facilitating backchannel talks between Washington and Tehran to avert a broader regional war, that is now in its fourth week.US President Donald Trump announced a limit…
Kathmandu, Feb 18 (IANS) India and Nepal have signed an updated Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters in Kathmandu, enabling the competent authorities of the two countries to cooperate in criminal investigations and legal proceedings.After years of negotiations, the agreement — which was initially agreed upon at a home secretary-level meeting in New Delhi in July last year — was signed on Tuesday, formalising cooperation to tackle financial and non-financial crimes as well a…
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism. The two leaders called for zero-tolerance of terrorism and concerted international efforts to combat it in a comprehensive and sustained manner. The two leaders agreed to counter radicalisation and violent extremism, combat financing of terrorism and prevent the use of new and emerging technologies for ter…
Ottawa, Feb 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s removal from the grey list of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – officially classified as “jurisdictions under increased monitoring” — “was premature” — given the resurgence of domestic terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, whose continued operational capacity suggests non-compliance with recommendations of the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog. This underscores Pakistan’s lack of control over the terror fi…