| Islamic State – Hind Province | |
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| Active: | 2019–present |
| Area: | India (including Jammu and Kashmir) |
| Ideology: | Salafism Salafist Jihadism Anti-Barelvi Anti-Deobandi Anti-Hindu sentiment Anti-Sikh sentiment Anti-Christianism |
| Opponents: |  IndiaAQIS |
The Islamic State – Hind Province (Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية الهند, romanized: ad-Dawlah al-Islāmīyah – Wilāyat al-Hind; ISHP) is the Indian branch of the Islamic State
ISHP act as an unorganized cell and have no operational capacity in India and no major incidents by ISHP was reported since its creation.
On 20 March 2024, the special forces arrested the ISIS India chief, Haris Farooqi and one of his associates while they were trying to cross to India from neighbouring Bangladesh.[1]
While Islamic State activities in South Asia were initially under ISKP, the Islamic State later announced the creation of the India Province in May 2019 on Amaq News Agency. The ISHP is responsible for Islamic State activities in India, including Indian-controlled Kashmir. Although ISHP is active in Kashmir, it is a separate group from ISJK, an unrecognised faction.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
On 9 August, an ISIS operative was arrested by the NIA while planning an attack in New Delhi.[7]