India's National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has proposed an "action plan" against Pakistani-based terrorist groups such as Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) at the NSA's Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Wednesday. The measures to be taken against these terrorist groups are proposed under the SCO framework.
LeT & JeM has faced numerous terrorist attacks in India, particularly in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. JeM, formed with the support of Pakistan's intelligence agency, was facing a terrorist attack in Pulwama in which 40 Indian soldiers were killed.
At the summit, which was also attended by the Pakistani NSA Moeed Yusuf, the Indian side demanded the full implementation of UN resolutions and the imposition of sanctions against UN-appointed individuals and organizations.
Pakistan hosts the largest number of terrorists on the UN list. Apparently it did not give up in the efforts to bring them to the books, so much so that Islamabad even applied for the 'pensions' of terrorists on a list like Hafiz Saeed. Saeed is the founder of LeT.
During a rally in Tajik Capital Dushanbe, India's NSA "strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations," sources said, adding that "terrorists including border terrorist attacks should be prosecuted immediately."
More than a decade after the terrorist attacks on 26/11, Pakistan has yet to take action against internal criminals.
Interestingly, India also emphasized the adoption of international standards to fight terrorist financing including the MOU between the SCO and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). It is a body that fights against fear.
During the meeting, the NSA highlighted connectivity projects such as Chahbahar, INSTC, regional air channels leading to "economic gain and building trust" but emphasized that "communication should respect local sovereignty and integrity".
China's mega infrastructure program China Pakistan Economic Corridor or CPEC passes through Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. This has been a source of concern for New Delhi, which has been raising the issue with Beijing.
In Afghanistan, the NSA called for the need to preserve the profits made over the past two decades in Afghanistan and to put the welfare of its people first and to provide full support to the SCO Task Team in Afghanistan, "which should be more effective."