India, July 18 -- India on Friday hailed the designation of The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy for Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba responsible for the Pahalgam attack, as a global terrorist organisation by the US as a "strong affirmation" of bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar conveyed his appreciation to his American counterpart Marco Rubio and the US state department for designating TRF as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), while the external affairs ministry described the move as a "timely and important" step reflecting the deep counter-terror cooperation between the two sides.

"A strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperat...