Source: LM Context: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) strongly condemned the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack and announced intensified scrutiny of countries’ efforts in countering terror financing. About Financial Action Task Force (FATF): What is FATF? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental policy-making body that sets global standards to combat money …
Source: HT Context: India is submitting a dossier to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), urging the re-listing of Pakistan in the grey list due to non-compliance with previous commitments on terror financing and money laundering. About Financial Action Task Force (FATF): What is FATF? The FATF is an intergovernmental watchdog established to set and …
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 21 September 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Syllabus: Internal Security: Money laundering Source: FATF Context: India has made significant progress in complying with FATF standards and tackling illicit finance, but it needs to continue improving as its economy grows. The (Mutual Evaluation Report) MER on AML (Anti-money laundering) and CFT (Countering Terror Financing) measures placed India in the “regular follow-up” category, …
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Source: BS Context: To further tighten its control of practising accountants, the Centre has brought within the ambit of the PMLA their “financial transactions”. What are the new rules? Chartered accountants, company secretaries, etc., will now be required to go through the Know Your Company (KYC) process before commencing work. This implies …
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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Money laundering-related issues Source: IE Context: The Finance Ministry has amended the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and rules in line with the recommendations of the FATF – the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog. Background: The government has been struggling to deal with the pandemic-era upsurge …
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InstaLinks : help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: International Relations, Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas – Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism Source: TH Direction: The article highlights the significance of international counterterrorism cooperation to curb terrorist threats and dismantle terror infrastructure. Context: The UN Security Council’s (UNSC) 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee added …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of international importance, Bilateral relations, Important International Institutes, FATF(Grey list, black list) Mains GS Paper II: Significance of Important International Institutes, India-Pakistan relations. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Ahead of the plenary session of the Financial Action Task Force(FATF), the global financial crime watchdog, Pakistan which continues to face an economic …
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GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: Pakistan is hoping for some reprieve as the international watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will begin meetings in Berlin ahead of its plenary session. Background: Pakistan was put on the grey list by the Paris-based FATF in June …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Indian and its neighbourhood. Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: Pakistan’s efforts to investigate and prosecute leaders of UN-designated terror groups in order to counter terror financing will be assessed during the ongoing meetings of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Paris. The multilateral …
Introduction: India has once again asked Pakistan to take credible and irreversible steps to end its state-sponsored terrorism and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in its territories. The Permanent Mission of India at the UN hit out against Pakistan while exercising its right of reply at the 48th session of UNHRC. Last week …
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GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Money laundering related issues. Context: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has moved Mauritius out of its grey list. Why is Mauritius no longer subject to FATF’s increased monitoring process? Mauritius has strengthened the effectiveness of its anti-money laundering and terror financing process, and has addressed related technical …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has added Turkey, along with Jordan and Mali, in its revised list of “jurisdictions under increased monitoring”, also known as the FATF grey list. There are now 23 countries in the list. What …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Important International Institutions. Context: Pakistan will continue to be on the ”Grey List” of the FATF as it needs to “further demonstrate” that action is being taken against UN-designated terrorists like India’s most wanted Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar, and groups led by them. What next? On the …
Context: External Affairs minister of India S. Jaishankar made a pitch for greater coordination between counter terrorism agencies worldwide. In his speech to the UN Security Council (UNSC) marking 20 years since the resolutions that announced a global commitment to the war against terror after the U.S. 9/11 attacks. Urging UN Security Council members …
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Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Financial Action Task Force (FATF): Why in News? FATF recently held its annual joint experts’ meet. It was attended by participants from various government agencies all over the world and international bodies such as the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and …
Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Financial Action Task Force (FATF): Context: FATF is all set to decide on Pakistan’s grey list status in a virtual meeting scheduled later this month. It had placed Pakistan on the grey list in June 2018. Basics: About FATF: What is it? The Financial …
Introduction: In an attempt to be dropped from the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list, Pakistan has banned 88 new terrorists, in compliance with the new list issued by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The banned terrorists include Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar and Dawood Ibrahim. Paris-based FATF put Pakistan on the grey list …
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Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Pakistan to remain on FATF grey list Context: Pakistan is likely to remain on the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for failing to comply with the global terrorist financing watchdog’s deadline to prosecute and penalise terrorist financing in the country. What’s …
