Pakistan’s February 22 cross-border airstrikes in Afghanistan—justified as targeting TTP sanctuaries after major attacks inside Pakistan—produced sharply contested casualty claims, triggered a February 24 border exchange of fire, and pulled India into the narrative battle, further stressing an already fragile Pakistan–Taliban ceasefire amid intensifying domestic militancy pressure.

TKP ML TIKKO’s statement reaffirms ideological support for India’s Maoist insurgency while portraying recent losses and large scale Indian security operations as part of a global struggle against armed revolutionary movements.

An international far-left committee launched a global campaign against India’s Operation Kagaar while New Delhi doubled down on a March 31, 2026 goal to make India “Naxal-free,” setting up parallel timelines for overseas activism and intensified counterinsurgency.

Gujarat ATS arrested a doctor and two alleged aides in an ISKP-linked plot mixing firearms with a bid to produce ricin, after reported reconnaissance across three Indian cities and cross-border drone-facilitated weapons drops.