Lok Sabha Question No. 306 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-08
Subject: Terror Activities
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.306 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2018

## TERROR ACTIVITIES

- *306. SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  raised  the  issue of terror activities from across the border at the international level;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of Pakistan thereto during the past one year; and
- (c) the initiatives taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to  mobilise  nations  to  fight  the  menace  of  terrorism  at  the global level?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SUSHMA SWARAJ)

(a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

## PRIORITY-VI

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 306 REGARDING 'TERROR ACTIVITIES' FOR ANSWER ON 08.08.2018

(a) to (c) The  Government  has  consistently  raised  the  issue  of    cross  border terrorism  and  placed  high  emphasis  on  international  cooperation  in  combating  the menace of terrorism   including in bilateral, regional and international fora.

There  is  enhanced  concern  in  the  international  community  at  the  terrorism emanating from our neighbourhood, including the continuing activities of internationally  designated  terrorist  entities  and  individuals  such  as  Jamaat-ud  Dawa (JuD),  Lashkar-e-Taiba  (LeT),  Jaish-e-Mohammed,  Hizbul  Mujahideen.  Countries have called  upon  Pakistan  to  not  allow  its  territory  to  be  used  for  terrorism  in  any manner. Many terrorist entities and individuals who find shelter in Pakistan and are also engaged in terrorism against India have been proscribed by the United Nations (UN),  the  European  Union  and  other  countries.  The  Financial  Action  Task  Force (FATF)  at  its  Plenary  in  June  2018,  notified  Pakistan  in  the  'Grey  List'  due  to continuing  terror  financing  related  concerns,  including  with  respect  to  the  UN proscribed terrorist entities like LeT, JuD and Falah-i-Insaniyat.

These vindicate India's consistent stand that internationally designated terrorist groups and individuals continue to operate from and raise financial resources with impunity in Pakistan, and use territories under its control for carrying out crossborder terrorism in India and elsewhere in South Asia.

India's  call  to  condemn  terrorism  in  all  its  forms  and  manifestation;  zero tolerance  to  terrorism;  rejection  of  any  justification  for  an  act  of  terror;  delinking terror from religion; need for all forces believing in humanity to unite in fight against terrorism  has  found  greater  acceptance  among  the  international  community,  and  is reflected in a number of outcome documents issued after bilateral Summit meetings with  various  countries,  and  at  regional  and  multilateral  fora,  such  as  G20  Leaders' Statement on Countering Terrorism (7 July 2017), BRICS  Leaders' Xiamen Declaration (4 September 2017), the Qingdao Declaration of the Council of Head of States  of  Shangai  Cooperation  Organization  (10  June  2018),  10th  BRICS  Summit Johannesburg Declaration (26 July 2018), among others.

India  is  actively  contributing  to  consensus  building  in  forums  like  Global Counter  Terrorism  Forum  (GCTF)  and  the  Financial  Action  Task  force  (FATF), including on issues related to terror financing. There is growing international support for  India's  proposal  for  a  'Comprehensive  Convention  on  International  Terrorism' (CCIT)' and many countries, including the permanent members of the United Nations, have voiced support for expeditious conclusion of such a convention.

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