From Networks to Nodes: The Evolving Architecture of Islamist Extremism in India
The trajectory of jihadist activity in India is shifting. High-impact attacks, such as the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam assault in Jammu and Kashmir attributed to Lashkar-e-Taiba/The Resistance Front, and the November 2025 suicide bombing near Delhi’s Red Fort linked to a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) affiliated “Doctors network”, still mark the threat landscape. However, early 2026 indicates a change in direction. The pattern is moving from episodic, high-visibility violence to sustained, low-level radicalization within digital and local networks.
MLM: Javed Meetoo: Most Active Jihadist Ideologue in Mauritius
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Özgür Altun: Turkish Media Mastermind for ISKP Arrested in Pakistan
Ozgur Altun (Abu Yasir al-Turki), a key operative of the Islamic State Khurasan Province (hereafter, IS-Khurasan), was apprehended on June 1, 2025, at an undisclosed location in Balochistan, near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Militant Violence in Jammu and Kashmir Post-Abrogation of Article 370
Abstract: This article presents a chronological and thematic analysis of militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir from the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution in August 2019 to July 2025.
MLM: Thadiyantavide Nazeer: Lashkar-e-Taiba-Linked Ideologue Recruiting in India From Prison
Thadiyantavide Nazeer is a key Islamic extremist associated with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Pakistan and India’s homegrown jihadist group, Indian Mujahedeen (IM), and has been under arrest since 2013. Nazeer has managed to use his time in prison to radicalize others and was at the center of a cell of radicalized individuals who served time at Bengaluru’s Central Prison.•Nazeer gained notoriety for his involvement with a series of bombings in the mid-2000s. He was an adept recruiter at this time.
Weaponising victimhood: How Khalistanis, Islamists exploit the liberal West
In mid-June 2025, ‘Pro-Khalistan’ group Sikhs for Justice supporters packed Calgary’s City Hall square, waving Khalistan flags and chanting “Kill Modi politics” while demanding that India be “Balkanised” as Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the G7 summit nearby (Global News, Canada, June 16).
TM: Rising Islamist and Anti-Hindu Sentiment in Bangladesh in Wake of Pahalgam Attack
Bangladesh’s political and religious landscape has witnessed a sharp sectarian turn since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her flight to India in August 2024. What began as protests over job quota reforms soon escalated into a broader civil uprising. Exploiting the ensuing power vacuum, factions that include Islamist groups have expanded their influence, propagating anti-Hindu sentiment nationwide.
Exposing the Caliphate Threat: Islamic State's poster propaganda and conspiracy against India
The Islamic State (IS) and its regional affiliates, such as Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and Islamic State Hind Province (ISHP) and their local units, have been persistently threatening India through ideological propagation, online recruitment, and localized terror conspiracies for over a decade now. This brief provides an overview of Islamic State-related activities in India in 2025, assessing the evolving nature of IS operations in the region.
Is Islamic State Bengal Province in the Making? The Caliphate’s Lingering Shadow over Bangladesh
Recent jihadist propaganda materials from the so-called Al-Bengal Media, a seemingly unofficial Islamic State mouthpiece, suggest an intensified ideological push to establish a wilayat (province) in Bengal. These efforts, rooted in IS's broader ambitions to maintain its global foothold despite territorial losses in Iraq and Syria, warrant a closer examination. Is an Islamic State Bengal truly in the making, or are these just remnants of a dwindling jihadist movement struggling to stay relevant?Poster Propaganda: A Renewed Push?