Terrorist groups - home based:
Indian Mujahedeen (IM): aim(s): establish Islamic rule in India and, ultimately, convert all non-Muslims to Islam; stated goal is to carry out terrorist actions against Indians for perceived atrocities against Indian Muslims area(s) of operation: based in the western state of Maharashtra, India's third-largest state and its second most populous state; in recent years, IM's small and loosely connected networks have diminished throughout the country; known for carrying out numerous coordinated bombings in crowded areas against economic and civilian targets in order to maximize casualties, resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries; on 13 July 2011, three coordinated bombings in Mumbai, India, resulted in 26 civilian deaths and at least 130 more injured; on 13 February 2010, operatives bombed a German bakery in Pune, Maharashtra State, killing 17 civilians; outlawed in India

Terrorist groups - foreign based:
al-Qa'ida (AQ): aim(s): overthrow the Indian Government and, ultimately, establish a pan-Islamic caliphate under a strict Salafi Muslim interpretation of Sharia area(s) of operation: maintains an operational presence as al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent under Pakistani Asim UMAR
al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS): aim(s): establish an Islamic caliphate in the Indian subcontinent area(s) of operation: targets primarily Military personnel, especially in the states of Assam, Gujarat, and Kashmir; present in large cities, including Delhi; overall leader Asim UMAR issued a public statement in 2016 encouraging Muslims in India to kill Indian officials; actively recruits Indian youth
Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami (HUJI): aim(s): enhance its networks and operational capabilities in India area(s) of operation: maintains a limited operational presence, especially in the south, where operatives continue to conduct targeted killings of important Hindu personalities, including in Bangalore and Hubli; on 7 September 2011, operatives bombed the New Delhi High Court in New Delhi, killing at least 11 people and injuring 76; the group sent an email to the press stating that the bombing was intended to force India to repeal a death sentence of a HUJI member
Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami/Bangladesh (HUJI-B): aim(s): enhance its networks in India and, ultimately, install an Islamic state in Bangladesh area(s) of operation: maintains a low-profile presence
Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM): aim(s): enhance its networks and paramilitary training in India and, ultimately, annex Kashmir into Pakistan and establish an Islamic state in Kashmir area(s) of operation: conducted numerous attacks against Indian troops and civilians in Kashmir, especially between 2005 and 2013; attacks have ebbed in recent years
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): aim(s): bolster its networks in India and, ultimately, unite Kashmir with Pakistan area(s) of operation: maintains a limited recruitment presence in major cities
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM): aim(s): unite the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan area(s) of operation: operationally active throughout India, primarily in the state of Jammu and Kashmir; responsible for participating in multiple lethal suicide attacks in India, including the attacks against Indian military personnel on 18 September 2016 in Uri that killed 18 soldiers and on 2 January 2016 at the Pathankot airbase that killed seven soldiers; the September attack marked the deadliest attack on Indian security forces in Kashmir since the mid-1990s; outlawed in India
Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT): aim(s): annex India's state of Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan's control and, ultimately, install Islamic rule over parts of India and Pakistan area(s) of operation: operational throughout India, especially in the north in the state of Jammu and Kashmir since at least 1993; conducts lethal attacks against Indian troops and civilians; continues to be one of the largest and most proficient of the anti-India-focused armed groups; LeT bombing and shooting attacks have killed hundreds and wounded thousands of Indian civilians in India in recent years; Chairman Hafiz Mohammad SAEED is wanted for arrest in India for his alleged role in masterminding the 26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people and injured over 300; LeT changed its name to Kashmir Tehrik Azadi in early 2017
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE): aim(s): enhance its networks in India and, ultimately, revive the movement to establish a Tamil homeland area(s) of operation: maintains safehavens, transit routes, human trafficking, and an operational presence in an effort to revive the movement and conduct attacks; authorities continue in 2017 to pursue leaders, operatives, and supporters for arrest; in 2014, authorities arrested operatives for plotting imminent attacks in India's southern cities of Chennai and Bangalore