Global money refinement and an organization to monitor terrorist financingFinancial action work force (FATF)The first time has presented the concept of state -sponsored terrorism in its latest report, which highlights that such funding is a long -term threat to international peace and security, stability of regional financial and political systems.
State sponsored terrorism means that a state actively funds terrorist activities under its state policy. Earlier, India raised and identified state -sponsored terrorism from Pakistan as a source of terrorist financing risk in its ML/TF risk evaluation 2022.
The findings of FATF’s July 2025 report confirms India’s long -term position on state -sponsored terrorism.
The FATF report also highlighted the methods of financing Pakistan-based terrorist organizations Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. It also mentions the use of e-commerce platforms in the purchase of material for terrorist attacks in India by Pakistani terrorists.
Referring to the February 2019 Pulwama attack, a suicide bombings targeted a convoy of Indian security forces, resulting in forty paramilitary forces.
The FATF report said, “Indian officials have come to the conclusion that the attack was hatched by Jaish -e -Mohammed. Investigation has revealed that huge amounts of explosives from across the border were brought to India. Was.”
The report stated, “This material was used to increase the impact of the explosion.” The FATE report, among other revelations, has described decentralization in recent years in relation to worldwide terrorist activities.
As the organization has gradually moved into a decentralized model, loose central elements are now relying on regional branches, such as al-Qaeda (AQIM) in Islamic Magreb, al-Qaeda (AQAP) in the Arabian Peninsula, Jama Nusrat ul-Islam Va al-Muslimin (JNIM). The FATF said that operations and generating funds at the local level.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an independent inter-governmental body that develops and promotes policies to protect the global financial system from funding, terrorist financing and spreading weapons of mass destruction.
The recommendations have been recognized as the global money prevention (AML) and Terrorist Financial Financial (CFT) standard. The final wide updated updated update on the Autonomous Financing (TF) risks was released in 2015.
The executive summary of the report states, “In the last decade, terrorists have demonstrated the ability to continuously exploit the international financial system to run and attack their activities. Although the methods they adopted may vary widely, but the overall trend reflects their adaptability and determination. This constant misuse of the financial system is a serious threat and weakens a serious risk for global security.
