A new report published by the United Nations Security Council has blamed an Al-Qaida affiliate for the November 2025 Red Fort blast in Delhi.
The report said Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) was responsible for the attack, highlighting the growing presence of terrorist organisations in the region.
The finding offers clear international confirmation that the deadly explosion was the work of the Al-Qaida affiliate and points to the rise of a more decentralised terrorist structure in the region.
Submitted under UNSC Resolution 2734 (2024) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and related individuals and entities, the report notes that AQIS has transformed from a fragmented group into a broader regional terrorist organisation.
Instead of relying on large formations, it now operates through small, scattered cells supported by dedicated logistics and financial networks.
“The attack in November 2025 on the Red Fort in Delhi was officially attributed to AQIS,” the report states.
The assessment carries weight nearly nine months after the blast, which caused widespread panic in the national capital and triggered a major security response.
The explosion near the iconic monument killed at least 15 people and injured more than a dozen others, leading to an immediate security lockdown in parts of the city.
It was Delhi’s first significant terror strike in over a decade and brought back memories of earlier attacks.
The previous major incident was the 2011 Delhi High Court bombing that claimed 14 lives. In September 2008, coordinated blasts in Karol Bagh, Connaught Place and Greater Kailash left 25 people dead.
The Red Fort itself had been targeted earlier, in December 2000, when Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists killed two soldiers and a civilian. The November 2025 attack showed that the threat to India’s urban centres had not gone away.
The UN report now adds a key layer to the investigation by highlighting AQIS’s adapted methods.
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