India, July 21 -- Countering terrorism in 2025 is anchored in geopolitics, which offers both opportunities and challenges. The recent decision by the US State Department to place The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in its list of Foreign Terrorist Organisations (FTO) is an observable moment in the New Delhi-Washington trajectory.

TRF had claimed responsibility for the horrific Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed. India responded with Operation Sindoor, a military operation targeting terror camps and infrastructure deep inside Pakistani territory, leading to the most significant conflict since the 1999 Kargil war. Since then, US President Donald Trump has claimed that he mediat...