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India protests UN report labeling D-Company India-based

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC · How we work

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India flags omission

India objected to a UN report calling D-Company India-based at the UNGA Third Committee on 22 October 2026.
The report omitted that Ibrahim fled India before the 2003 UN listing, India said.
UN Special Rapporteur Ben Saul authored the counter-terrorism and human-rights report.
The UN Security Council placed Ibrahim on the 1267 sanctions list in 2003 for Al-Qaeda ties.
India noted Ibrahim wanted since 1993 and resides in Pakistan, where bin Laden was killed.

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UN funds allegation

India protested a UN report labeling D-Company as India-based at the General Assembly Third Committee on 22 October 2026.
The allegation cited a UN Watch finding Ben Saul received US$150,000 from China in 2024, and warned sponsors exploit frameworks to avoid accountability.
Secretary Raghoo Puri said Dawood Ibrahim fled India before the 2003 UN sanctions listing.
Puri noted D-Company and leader have been wanted in India since 1993 for attacks.

Blindspot

India’s delegation said a UN Watch report indicated that UN Special Rapporteur Ben Saul had received US$150,000 from China in 2024, which it presented as evidence of bias in the UN counter-terrorism report.
Within this story’s sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

India protested at a UN General Assembly committee on 22 October 2026, accusing rapporteur Ben Saul of bias, a dispute echoing the 1993 Bombay bombings. Dawood Ibrahim’s D-Company orchestrated the March 12 attacks that killed 257 civilians after the Babri Masjid demolition, cementing lasting terror designations that still shape diplomatic battles in international forums today, affecting policy.

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India flags omission

India objected to a UN report calling D-Company India-based at the UNGA Third Committee on 22 October 2026.
The report omitted that Ibrahim fled India before the 2003 UN listing, India said.
UN Special Rapporteur Ben Saul authored the counter-terrorism and human-rights report.
The UN Security Council placed Ibrahim on the 1267 sanctions list in 2003 for Al-Qaeda ties.
India noted Ibrahim wanted since 1993 and resides in Pakistan, where bin Laden was killed.

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