India to assume Vice-Presidency of the Financial Action Task Force for the first time

• FATF is the inter-governmental standard-setter on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (CFT); India will hold its Vice-Presidency for the first time for the term July 2026–June 2027.
• The Vice-President is elected by the FATF Plenary from member states and assists the President in steering the body's work.
• The appointee is Shri Vivek Aggarwal, 1994-batch IAS (MP cadre), currently Secretary, Ministry of Culture.
• Signals India's rising clout in global financial-integrity architecture — a likely Prelims one-liner and a Mains GS-II/III plug.