NEW DELHI: Jaish-e-Mohammed, which is suspected to have a role in the recent blast near the Red Fort, has long carried out terror attacks in India with the support of Pakistan. Jammu and Kashmir has always been the group’s main target. The organisation was founded in 2000 by Masood Azhar, and its current supreme commander is Abdul Rauf Azhar. The group follows ideologies linked to Deobandi jihadism, Sunni extremism, and Islamic fundamentalism. Its base is in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

Jaish-e-Mohammed maintains close ties with the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, and Indian Mujahideen. The group has carried out joint attacks with these organisations in the past.

Impact of Operation Sindoor

In May this year, India launched Ope

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