Former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Gautam Bambawale said on Friday that India succeeded in establishing strong links between Jaish-e- Mohammad chief Masood Azhar and al-Quaeda and Islamic State, leading to his designation as a "international terrorist". Bambawale was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a lecture at Pune International Center.

"The listing and designation of Masood Azhar as an international terrorist by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is a big diplomatic win for India. "It is also a big victory for other countries like France, United States,United Kingdom who helped us," he said. "While deciding on listing a particular terrorist as a global terrorist, the 1267 committee the UNSC looks for linkage between the terrorist and IS and al Qaeda and in Azhar's case, India did exactly the same.