Terrorism in India

Terrorist incidents in India[1][2]

Year Number of Deaths Injuries

incidents

2017 966 465 702

2016 1,025 467 788

2015 884 387 649

2014 860 490 776

2013 694 467 771

2012 611 264 651

2011 645 499 730

2010 663 812 660

2009 672 774 854

2008 534 824 1,759

2007 149 626 1,187

2006 167 722 2,138

2005 146 466 1,216

2004 108 334 949

2003 196 472 1,183

2002 184 599 1,186

2001 234 660 1,144

2000 180 671 761

1999 112 469 591

1998 61 398 411

1997 193 853 1,416

1996 213 569 952

1995 179 361 616

1994 107 389 405

1993 42 525 1,564

1992 237 1,152 917

Year Number of Deaths Injuries
incidents

1991 339 1,113 1,326

1990 349 907 1,042

1989 324 874 769

1988 358 966 1,033

1987 166 506 429

1986 96 340 163

1985 39 51 79

1984 159 195 364

1983 47 59 217

1982 13 64 102

1981 16 24 12

1980 10 17 13

1979 20 31 19

1978 0 0 0

1977 1 0 0

1976 1 0 0

1975 1 4 0

1974 0 0 0

1973 0 0 0

1972 1 0 0

1971 0 0 0

1970 0 0 0

Total 12,002 19,866 30,544

Terrorism in India, according to the Home Ministry, poses a significant threat to the people of
India. Compared to other countries, India faces a wide range of terror groups. Terrorism found in
India includes Islamic terrorism, separatist terrorism, and left- wing terrorism[5][6][7] India is one of
the countries most impacted by terrorism.[5][8]
Terrorist incidents in South Asia (1970-2016).[1]

2012 US State Department figures on the total civilian deaths by terror attacks in India and other countries.[3]
Terrorism trend in India – Terror attack caused civilian and security personnel deaths per year from 1994 to 2013.[4]

A common definition of terrorism is the systematic use or threatened use of violence to

intimidate a population or government for political, religious, or ideological goals.[9][10]

India continues to face a number of terror attacks from Islamic groups in Kashmir, Sikh
separatists in Punjab, and secessionist groups in Assam.[5] The regions with long term terrorist
activities have been Jammu and Kashmir, east- central and south- central India (Naxalism) and the
Seven Sister States. In August 2008, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has said that there
are as many as 800 terrorist cells operating in the country.[11] As of 2013, 205 of the country's 608
districts were affected by terrorist activity.[12] Terror attacks caused 231 civilian deaths in 2012 in
India, compared to 11,098 terror- caused deaths worldwide, according to the State Department of
the United States; or about 2% of global terror fatalities while it accounts for 17.5% of global
population.[3]

Reports have alleged and implicated terrorism in India to be sponsored by Pakistan, and some of
the leading Pakistan's politicians including Former Pakistani presidents Pervez Musharraf, Asif
Ali Zardari and former Prime Minister Navaz Sharif have in interviews accepted these
allegations.[13][14][15] In July 2016, the Government of India released data on a string of terror
strikes in India since 2005 that claimed 707 lives and left over 3,200 injured.[16]

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