India has intensified its push to have ‘The Resistance Front,’ which is suspected to be anproxy for Lashkar-e-Taiba responsible for the Pahalgam terrorist attack, listed as a terror organization within the UN roster. Today, members of the Indian delegation held meetings with high-ranking officials from both the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate in New York.

Following the assault on April 22 in Pahalgam, which resulted in the deaths of 26 innocent people, weeks passed until India initiated its retaliatory operation known as Operation Sindoor. This led to airstrikes conducted within Pakistani territory and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. In response, Pakistan executed drone strikes and missile assaults targeting areas in Western India. However, India’s air defense mechanisms successfully thwarted these incoming threats. Subsequently, India proceeded with precise airstrike operations against crucial military targets in Pakistan prior to an established ceasefire being put into effect.

The UN Under-Secretary-General for the Office of Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, along with the Assistant Secretary-General of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, Natalia Gherman, had a meeting with representatives from India.

UN representatives offered their sympathies for the victims of the terrorist attack.

A UN spokesperson informed news agency ANI that talks with the Indian delegation centered around current collaborations with CTED and UNOCT under their specific jurisdictions. The focus was mainly on enforcing crucial Security Council anti-terrorism resolutions and the UN’s overall strategy against global terrorism. Areas of partnership highlighted included tech-driven capacity building efforts led by UNOCT and backed by India—such as enhancing cyber security measures, preventing terrorist movements, aiding terror victims, and combating funding for terrorists.

According to the spokesperson, those involved also talked about strategies to prevent the misuse of advanced and upcoming tech for terrorism, aligning with the 2022 Delhi Declaration endorsed by the Counter-Terrorism Committee during India’s chairmanship. The discussions covered the creation of non-mandatory guidelines—supported by CTED—regarding risks from drone systems as well as the exploitation of innovative finance tools for terror-related actions.