Lok Sabha Question No. 1494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Global cooperation in curbing Terror Financing
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Kripanath Mallah, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shri Chandan Chauhan, Shri Darshan Singh Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1494

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  JULY, 2025/ SRAVANA 7, 1947 (SAKA)

GLOBAL COOPERATION IN CURBING TERROR FINANCING

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SHRI CHANDAN CHAUHAN:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI DARSHAN SINGH CHOUDHARY:

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the manner in which india has demonstrated global leadership against terror  financing  through  a  recent  capacity  building  programme  for  the Central Asian Republics;
- (b)  whether  Indian  agencies  are  sharing  any  specific  technical  expertise with Central Asian representatives;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether there is any plan to extend such partnership in the future to other regions facing  similar challenges such as terror financing; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)  to  (c):    Government  has  organised  Capacity  Building  Programme  for representatives  of  the  Central  Asian  Republics  (CARs)  on  Combating

Financing of Terrorism (CFT) through Cryptocurrencies, Crowdfunding and

Non-Profit Organizations on 21st -22nd April 2025 in New Delhi.

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This initiative reflects India's commitment to international cooperation in combating the financing of terrorism, especially emerging threats  through  digital  means  and  misuse  of  social  structures.  The programme  was  delivered  by  technical  experts  from  Department  of Revenue, Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND), National Investigation Agency  (NIA),  and  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  along  with  an  Expert  from Eurasian Group (EAG), including sessions on:

1.  Detection and investigation of virtual asset misuse
2.  Typologies on crowdfunding for extremist activities
3. Regulatory and financial intelligence frameworks for monitoring Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs).

India  is  sharing  technical  expertise  with  Central  Asian  representatives through various programmes. These programmes included hands-on sessions and closed-door consultations on:

1.   Intelligence gathering in terrorism related investigations.
2.   Emerging risks from misuse of Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP)
3.   Exploitation of crowdfunding platforms.
4.   Financing of radicalization and mechanisms for risk profiling of NPOs

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5.   Case studies from Indian agencies including the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

(d) & (e) : India hosted 'No Money for Terror Conference' in 2022, wherein the  focus  was  on  countering  the  terror  financing.  This  conference  was attended  by  delegations  of  77  countries  and  16  organizations  including member  states  of  the  Financial  Action  Task  Force  (FATF),  FATF-Styles Regional Bodies (FSRBs), G-20 etc.

India is also member of two regional groups on Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT), i.e. Asian Pacific Group (APG) and Eurasian Group (EAG). India engages in cooperation through these groups from time to time.

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