A joint statement by India and US said the UN Security Council’s 1267 sanctions regime will ensure members of the proxies of terror groups face a global asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo

New Delhi: India and the US have sought additional designations and punitive measures such as an asset freeze and arms embargo by the UN against proxies of Pakistan-based terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and affiliates of Islamic State and al-Qaeda.

The two sides made this call while discussing ways to boost cooperation to combat terror at a meeting of the bilateral joint working group on counter-terrorism and a terrorist designations dialogue in New Delhi on December 3.

The additional designations of proxies, supporters, sponsors, financiers and backers of LeT and

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