Major Terrorist Attacks in India After 26/11 (2008–2024)
By sonofindia
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- 2010 Pune German Bakery Blast
- Date: February 13, 2010
- Casualties: 17 dead, 60+ injured
- Details: A bomb exploded at a popular café in Pune.
- 2011 Mumbai Bombings
- Date: July 13, 2011
- Casualties: 26 dead, 130+ injured
- Details: Triple blasts at Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House, and Dadar.
- 2013 Hyderabad Bombings
- Date: February 21, 2013
- Casualties: 17 dead, 100+ injured
- Details: Twin blasts in Dilsukhnagar area.
- 2015 Gurdaspur Attack
- Date: July 27, 2015
- Casualties: 7 dead (including police), multiple injured
- Details: Fidayeen attack on a police station in Punjab.
- 2016 Pathankot Airbase Attack
- Date: January 2, 2016
- Casualties: 7 security personnel martyred
- Details: Heavily armed terrorists attacked the Indian Air Force base.
- 2016 Uri Attack
- Date: September 18, 2016
- Casualties: 19 soldiers martyred
- Details: One of the deadliest attacks on Indian armed forces near the LoC.
- 2019 Pulwama Attack
- Date: February 14, 2019
- Casualties: 40 CRPF personnel martyred
- Details: Suicide bombing on a security convoy in Jammu & Kashmir.
- 2021 Pulwama Encounter (Nagrota)
- Date: November 19, 2020
- Casualties: 4 terrorists killed, 2 soldiers injured
- Details: A major terror plot foiled, with arms recovered.
- Frequent Cross-Border Infiltrations & Localized Attacks
- Areas affected: Kashmir (Pahalgam, Sopore, Shopian, etc.)
- Details: Numerous encounters and targeted attacks on civilians, security forces, and minorities.
Key Patterns & Concerns
- Most attacks have been concentrated in Jammu & Kashmir and border states.
- Security forces have prevented countless potential attacks due to improved intelligence.
- While large-scale attacks like 26/11 haven’t repeated, insurgency and targeted killings remain a huge concern.
Why Fewer Large-Scale Attacks but Continued Terror?
- Stronger intelligence networks and counter-terrorism measures have prevented high-profile attacks.
- However, cross-border terrorism, local radicalization, and security loopholes still allow smaller but deadly attacks.
- Internal policing, law enforcement modernization, and community de-radicalization need continued focus.
