Punjab Newsline | New Delhi
A fresh report by a United Nations Security Council monitoring body has attributed the November 2025 blast near Delhi’s Red Fort to Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), adding an international dimension to India’s ongoing investigation into the deadly attack.
The report, prepared by the UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee’s Monitoring Team, states that AQIS has evolved from a fragmented organisation into a decentralised network that operates through small regional cells across South Asia. The monitoring team also expressed concern over the group’s continued presence in Afghanistan and its attempts to expand operations in Bangladesh.
According to the report, AQIS operatives are believed to be based in Kabul and are allegedly using Afghan identity documents to sustain their activities.
Indian authorities have been investigating the November 2025 vehicle blast near the Red Fort as a terrorist incident. The explosion killed several people and injured more than 20 others, prompting a large-scale security and intelligence operation in the national capital.
Investigators have been examining possible links between the attack and a wider extremist network, following indications that radicalised professionals and suspects associated with AQIS may have been involved. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) subsequently took over the probe.
The UN findings are expected to strengthen intelligence cooperation among regional and international agencies as India continues to pursue those responsible for the attack and uncover the broader network behind it.
