India Hails US Designation Of TRF As Terrorist Group; Jaishankar Calls It ‘Sturdy Affirmation Of Counter-Terrorism Ties’

Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday hailed america’ choice to designate The Resistance Entrance (TRF) as a terrorist organisation, calling it a powerful affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation. 

His assertion got here shortly after the US designated The Resistance Entrance (TRF), a proxy outfit of the fear group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the group behind the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault wherein 26 harmless civilians had been killed, as a terrorist organisation and Specifically Designated World Terrorist.

In a submit on X, Jaishankar stated, “A powerful affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation. Admire @SecRubio and @StateDept for designating TRF—a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) proxy—as a International Terrorist Group (FTO) and Specifically Designated World Terrorist (SDGT). It claimed duty for the April 22 Pahalgam assault. Zero tolerance for Terrorism. #OpSindoor.”

The Resistance Entrance (TRF), a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) entrance and proxy, claimed duty for the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam assault, which killed 26 civilians. The 

US has described the Pahalgam incident because the ‘deadliest assault’ on India because the 2008 Mumbai assaults perpetrated by Lashkar-e-Taiba.

“Immediately, the Division of State is including The Resistance Entrance (TRF) as a chosen International Terrorist Group (FTO) and Specifically Designated World Terrorist (SDGT). TRF, a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) entrance and proxy, claimed duty for the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam assault, which killed 26 civilians. This was the deadliest assault on civilians in India because the 2008 Mumbai assaults performed by LeT. TRF has additionally claimed duty for a number of assaults in opposition to Indian safety forces, together with most not too long ago in 2024,” the US state division stated in an announcement. 

Earlier, the Indian Embassy in Washington hailed the US choice, calling it “one other demonstration of robust India-US counter-terrorism cooperation.”

“One other demonstration of robust India-USA counter-terrorism cooperation. Admire the Division of State for itemizing The Resistance Entrance (TRF) as a chosen International Terrorist Group and Specifically Designated World Terrorist. TRF is a proxy of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and claimed duty for the April 22 terror assault on civilians in Pahalgam.  ZERO TOLERANCE for terrorism!”  the Indian Embassy in Washington stated in an announcement.

On April 22, Pakistan-backed terrorists attacked vacationers at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, killing 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen whereas leaving a number of others injured.

On Could 7, the Indian Military struck 9 terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir underneath ‘Operation Sindoor’, killing over 100 dreaded terrorists and avenging the lack of lives within the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault.