Why India Should Be More Than Concerned About Contents Of A Recent US Senate Memo
by Aravindan Neelakandan - Jan 20, 2021 11:49 AM
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Snapshot
A recently released United States Senate memorandum shows that the State Department allowed payment to an Islamist âterrorist-fundingâ organisation, which was already sanctioned.
The question is, what lessons of caution should India draw from this?
A memorandum sent from the Oversight and Investigation Unit of the Finance Committee of the United States Senate on 22 December 2020, made available online, shows some interesting data and even more interesting undercurrents that are left unreported.
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