The new face of terror….42 terror attacks in 33 years.
The new face of terror! When has the country experienced the brunt of terrorist attacks? 42 terror attacks in 33 years.
Previously, uneducated and economically disadvantaged individuals were targeted as terrorists. However, the recent Red Fort terror attack exposed a network of highly educated medical professionals. Suicide bombers using MBBS and MD degrees represent a new and challenging form of terrorism, further complicating the country’s fight against terrorism. This article also lists major terrorist attacks from 1993 to 2025.
New Delhi. India has been fighting terrorism for nearly four decades. During this period, Pakistan has sometimes trained terrorists on its soil, sent them to India, and used them to carry out terrorist attacks. At other times, it has established local networks in India and used them to carry out attacks.
In India, it has long been believed that uneducated and economically disadvantaged individuals are brainwashed into becoming terrorists. However, the recent Red Fort terror attack has revealed a network of white-collar terrorists. These terrorists are highly educated medical professionals.
It seems a little difficult to accept that someone with an MBBS or MD degree could be a suicide bomber. This new form of terror has made the country’s fight against terrorism even more difficult. The current issue is to examine the ideology and mentality behind this new face of terror…
1993
March 12: 257 killed, over 1,400 injured in 12 bomb blasts in Maharashtra and Bombay.
August 8: Five killed in blast near RSS office in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
1996
May 21: Delhi, Lajpat Nagar blast kills 13, injures 19
May 22: 14 killed, 37 injured in Dausa bomb blast in Rajasthan
1997
October 1: Three people killed in Delhi Frontier Mail blast
October 18: 59 killed, over 150 injured in Delhi market blasts
November 30: 3 killed, 73 injured in Delhi Chandni Chowk blast
December 30: Four killed, 30 injured in bomb blast in Punjabi Bagh, Delhi
1999
January 25: Jammu and Kashmir, terrorists kill 23 Kashmiri Pandits
December 24-31: IC 814 hostages taken, one passenger killed, passengers including pilot released from Kandahar in exchange for release of terrorists
2000
March 20: 25 Sikhs killed in Chittisinghpura, Jammu and Kashmir
2001
October 1: Jammu and Kashmir: 38 killed in suicide car bombing
December 13: 9 killed, 18 injured in Delhi Parliament attack
2002
May 14: 31 killed, 47 injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kalu Chak attack
September 2: Gujarat, Akshardham terror attack kills 13, injures 80
2003
March 13: 24 Pandits killed in Nadimarg, Jammu and Kashmir
August 25: 54 killed, 244 injured in Maharashtra, Mumbai blasts
2005
July 5: One killed, five terrorists killed in Uttar Pradesh, Ayodhya terror attack
October 29: Delhi, 62 killed, 200 injured in serial bomb blasts
2006
March 7: 28 killed, over 100 injured in Varanasi blast in Uttar Pradesh
April 30: 57 killed in Jammu and Kashmir, Doda Udhampur terror attack
July 11: Maharashtra train bombings kill 209, injure hundreds
September 8: 45 killed, 145 injured in Malegaon bomb blast in Maharashtra
2007
February 18: 70 killed, 50 injured in Samjhauta Express bomb blast in Haryana
May 18: 16 killed, 100 injured in Mecca Masjid blast in Andhra Pradesh
August 25: Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad blast kills 42, injures 54 November 23: Uttar Pradesh, court blasts kill 18, injure 81
2008
May 13: 63 killed, 200 injured in Jaipur blasts in Rajasthan
July 26: Gujarat, 56 killed, over 200 injured in 21 blasts
September 13: Delhi, more than 30 killed, more than 100 injured in five blasts. September 27: Delhi, 2 killed, 22 injured in Mehrauli bomb blast.
November 26-28: Maharashtra, Mumbai attacks kill 166, injure over 300
2010
February 13: Maharashtra, Pune German Bakery blast kills 18, injures 54
2013
February 21: 18 killed in Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad bomb blasts
2016
January 2: 8 killed in Pathankot terror attack in Punjab
September 18: Jammu and Kashmir, 19 soldiers killed in Uri attack
November 29: 7 soldiers killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nagrota attack
2017
July 10: Jammu and Kashmir, 8 killed in Amarnath Yatra attack
2018
February 10: Jammu and Kashmir, Sunjwan attack kills 6 soldiers and a civilian
2019
February 14: Jammu and Kashmir, 40 CRPF personnel killed in Pulwama terror attack
2025
April 22: Jammu and Kashmir, 26 killed, 22 injured in Pahalgam attack
November 10: 12 killed in Delhi Red Fort blast
