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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
TopicTerror financing

Topic: Terror financing

2 accused of funding & promoting Lashkar front behind Pahalgam get default bail as NIA drags feet

After NIA fails to file chargesheet in 90 days, Jammu court pulls ups agency for a probe going at a 'snail’s pace'. Srinagar resident Yasir Hayat & Shafat Wani are booked under UAPA.

FATF flags al-Qaeda & ISIL’s ‘decentralisation’, says such groups rely on merch sales, informal funding

Terror financing watchdog FATF in its latest report says that these groups have begun operating via ‘regional hubs’, employ offline & online methods to disseminate messages, collect funds.

India ‘largely compliant’, says terror funding watchdog FATF, highlights low prosecution as shortcoming

Report by Financial Action Task Force highlights long-pending trials & shows India hasn't adapted to updated practices to prevent misuse of non-profit organisations in terrorist financing.

Pakistan exits FATF grey list, India says Islamabad must continue to act against terrorists

Islamabad has shown ‘political commitment’ in combating terrorist financing, says Paris-based Financial Action Task Force. Pakistan was in ‘grey list’ since June 2018.

Pakistan remains in FATF ‘grey list’ for terror financing, money laundering, but nearing exit

Financial Action Task Force chief says Pakistan has met all requirements to exit grey list, but terror financing watchdog will assess if it can ‘sustain’ reforms by holding on-site visit.

China does it again. Stops India-US move for UN sanctions on top Lashkar terrorist in Pakistan

It was under Abdul Rehman Makki’s leadership that the LeT masterminded and executed 26/11, besides other attacks in Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir.

Kashmir separatist Yasin Malik gets life imprisonment in 2017 terror-funding case

Malik had been charged under the UAPA for committing a terrorist act, raising funds for terrorism, being a member of a terrorist group and part of a criminal conspiracy, and sedition.

Pakistan given extra action plan to check terror financing before it can get off FATF grey list

The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has now given Pakistan time until October to fulfil the previously set requirements along with the new action plan. 

Pakistan is hoodwinking the world on terror funding. FATF grey list needs to go darker

Pakistan is aware of the dilemma FATF faces, and is using it to its advantage.

Why Yes Bank, IL&FS, DHFL cases can become a headache for India’s next FATF assessment

India is likely to go through its FATF country assessment early next year. Some issues could prove a sticking point, including demonetisation and crackdown on shell firms.

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Why India should launch a gold amnesty scheme to shore up national reserves

Instead of fighting the citizens' love for gold, the government could integrate it into the formal economy through a strategic buyback.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.