Lok Sabha Question No. 5254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Anti India Activities
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5254 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017

## ANTI INDIA ACTIVITIES

## 5254. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  sought  help  from  the  foreign countries to take action against the terrorist organisations and their accomplices abroad involved in Anti-India activities;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of the countries and type of assistance likely to be provided by them to the Government of India;
- (d) whether India is likely to be benefited by the said initiative; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  extent  to  which  success has been achieved so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a) India actively pursues its concerns regarding terrorism-related Anti-Indian activities through high-level political dialogue with various countries, at relevant UN  meetings, during discussions of the Financial Action Task Force, in the deliberations of the Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism held with 23 countries - including USA, UK, Russia,  France,  Germany,  Canada and  Japan  -  and  during  Joint Working  Group  on  CT  meetings  with  multilateral  groupings  such  as the  European  Union,  Bay  of Bengal  Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and the BRICS.
- (b) During such discussions, India alerts senior foreign interlocutors  about  the  security  risks  posed  by  the  activities  of concerned terrorist individuals and entities not only for India but also for the entire world in order to solicit their support and cooperation

for  listing  of  such  entities  and  individuals  under  the  UNSC  1267 Sanctions List process which is an important mechanism for addressing the scourge of international terrorism. Legal action against such terrorist individuals and entities is also actively pursued through the INTERPOL, Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties, Extradition Treaties and other such arrangements.

- (c) India has signed Agreements with the USA (June 2016), Saudi Arabia  and  Qatar  (February  2016),  Germany  (October  2015),  Israel (February  2014)  and  Myanmar  (May  2014)  for  facilitating  sharing  of information  related  to  terrorism  and  terrorist  activities.  Since  2014, the  Financial  Intelligence  Unit  (FIU)  in  the  Ministry  of  Finance, Government  of  India,  has  signed  36  MoUs  with  its  counterparts  for exchange  of  information  related  to  terror  funding.  The  FIU  is  a member  of  the  Egmont  Group  (which  has  a  membership  of  152 countries)  since  May  2007  and  uses  this  network  for  information sharing.
- (d) & (e) India's engagement on terrorism-related issues has helped  to sensitize key  foreign interlocutors about  the  role of Pakistan  in  conducting/instigating  cross-border  terrorism  in  India.  It has also facilitated sharing of our concerns about the emergence of Af-Pak  region  as  an  epicentre  of  terrorism,  countering  the  false propaganda  being  disseminated  by  Pakistan  on  violations  of  human rights  in  J&K,  alerting  Indian  agencies  about  the  assessment  of foreign counterparts regarding various threats posed  to India's security, expediting Mutual Legal Assistance and extradition requests, controlling drug trafficking and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN)  and  for  emphasizing  the  importance  of  early  adoption  of  a Comprehensive  Convention  on  International  Terrorism  (CCIT)  under the auspices of the UN.

Dialogue  and  exchanges with various  foreign  representatives held at the above fora has also helped in deepening of contacts for exchanging  actionable  intelligence  and  information  between  Indian security agencies with their counterparts in other countries and also with the designated representatives of foreign missions in New Delhi; upgrading CT infrastructure and expertise; strengthening of cooperation for addressing financing of terrorism including under the FATF;  sharing  of  best  practices;  facilitating  greater  exposure  to innovative technology and expertise for CT operations by the Indian National  Security  Guard  and  Indian  Anti-Terrorism  Squads  through deepening of contacts between concerned Indian agencies and their foreign counterparts.

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