India on Friday welcomed the US designating Lashkar-e-Toiba proxy The Resistance Front TRF, which claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam terror attack, as a global terrorist outfit.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar described Washington's decision on The Resistance Front or TRF as a 'strong affirmation' of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation.
In a social media post, he specially complimented US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for designating the proxy of Pakistan-based LeT.
A strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation.
Appreciate @SecRubio and @StateDept for designating TRF—a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) proxy—as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). It claimed responsibility for the…July 18, 2025Advertisement"Appreciate @SecRubio and @StateDept for designating TRF - a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) proxy - as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). It claimed responsibility for the April 22 Pahalgam attack," the external affairs minister said.
Earlier, the US State Department said it is adding TRF as a designated Foreign Terrorist Organisation or FTO and Specially Designated Global Terrorist or SDGT.
The US State Department also noted that the TRF claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack which killed 26 civilians.
"This was the deadliest attack on civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai attacks conducted by LeT," it said.
"TRF has also claimed responsibility for several attacks against Indian security forces, including most recently in 2024," The State Department said its actions demonstrates the Trump Administration's commitment to 'protecting our national security interests, countering terrorism, and enforcing President Trump's call for justice for the Pahalgam attack'.
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