-Vivek Agrawal Attends Proceedings as FATF Vice-President; High-Level Delegation Led by Revenue Department’s Additional Secretary Neetu Prasad
New Delhi/Paris : A high-level Indian delegation participated in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary and Working Group meetings held in Paris from October 26 to 30, 2026, reaffirming India’s commitment to strengthening international efforts against financial crimes and terrorism financing. The information was shared by Randhir Jaiswal, Official Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
Shri Vivek Agrawal, Secretary (Culture), participated in the proceedings in his capacity as Vice-President of FATF, reflecting India’s engagement in the leadership and decision-making processes of the global financial watchdog.
The Indian delegation was led by Ms. Neetu Prasad, Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue, and included senior officials representing the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), National Investigation Agency (NIA), National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and other relevant government agencies.
The plenary and working group engagements provided an important platform for participating countries to deliberate on international financial security, strengthen institutional coordination and advance collective responses to emerging threats involving illicit financial activities.
India’s participation underscored its continued commitment to international cooperation in combating money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing. It also reflected the country’s active role in supporting a robust, transparent and effective global framework to prevent the misuse of financial systems for criminal and terrorist activities.