Forget the old grievances of mistreated Indian jihadis—ISKP is rewriting the script to draw in fresh blood from India straight into Afghanistan’s kill zones. Security briefings reveal a calculated upgrade: from support staff to suicide bombers and battlefield icons.
Numbers tell a story. Roughly 200 Indians flocked to IS by 2019, only to trickle back after enduring snubs in core territories. Afghanistan changes everything, offering combat glory over drudgery, thanks to shared cultural vibes absent in Arab lands.
Khrawat intel paints a vivid picture: recruits slip via Gulf hubs, then explode into action. Abu Khalid from Kerala, alongside Abu Rajh and Najib al-Hindi, star in ISKP’s ‘Voice of Khorasan,’ their odysseys mythologized over pages of martyrdom porn.
This media blitz, amplified online, has recruitment spiking. ISKP, battered by losses, eyes India’s demographic bounty for sustainable warfare. Officials stress the routes’ deviousness and the propaganda’s pull on disaffected youth.
With ambitions to import hordes, the threat looms large. India’s watchdogs remain laser-focused, ready to dismantle this evolving menace before it metastasizes.