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BRICS declares Lashkar, Jaish as global terror groups:
Context
- The BRICS grouping indisputably named Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as terror organizations
- This move emphasizes a shift in China’s situation with regard to ties with Pakistan
Which organizations have been designated as terrorist organizations?
- A joint communiqué released at the BRICS summit further listed the following as terrorist organizations:
o The Taliban
o IS/Daesh
o Al-Qaeda and its affiliates,
o The Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement
o The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
o The Haqqani network
o Lashkar-e-Taiba
o Jaish-e-Mohammad
o TTP
o Hizb-ut-Tahrir
What is the status of UN labeling on these organizations?
- The move definitely gives a green signal to impose a UN ban on Masood Azhar as an international terrorist
- The formulation adopted at the BRICS summit would strengthen the fight for banning terrorists and terror groups at the UN
- The BRICS leaders called for greater efficiency in designation of terrorists and terror groups by the United Nations Committee on terrorism.
- The joint statement censured “all terrorist attacks worldwide,” including attacks in BRICS countries.