• Deaths due to terrorism and insurgency in Kashmir, Punjab and Left-wing extremism were 74,219 and north east 21,602.

India is one of the worst victims of exceedingly violent terrorist and insurgency movements for decades. We are losing soldiers and paramilitary forces at such a high frequency today that the common man has begun to stop feeling concerned. Think of the family who loses a father, brother, son and how they cope with the loss.

Since Indians have very short memories and with the intent to make us attach value to life that I compiled the following data.

Table 1 has lives lost due to terrorist, left wing extremism and insurgency. Table 2 list bomb blasts in which more than 15 lives were lost starting 1993.

@ Fatalities in violence.

Links to individual data sheets from www.satp.org are – 

1 J&K (includes foreigners as well) 

2 Punjab

3 Left-Wing extremism. Link gives state wise break-up 

4 Tripura

5 Assam

6 Manipur

7 Meghalaya

8 Nagaland

9 Arunachal Pradesh

10 Mizoram  

At end of the article have given five links on Northeast states for e.g. Bengali exodus from Meghalaya and a brief history of insurgency in Mizoram including its bombing. If you know of quality published articles that help readers know the causes and results of insurgency, do mail links.

Table 2: Terror Attacks/Blasts since 1993 to 17th May 2018* 

*Excludes dead in the Khalistani/Kashmiri terrorist movements and ULFA violence

* Only bomb blasts where deaths exceeded 15 are included above.

Data from 2002 onwards sourced from here

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

Also read

1 The Bengali Exodus from Meghalaya  

2 Nagaland: Insurgency and Factional Intransigence 

3 A brief history of Mizoram: From the Aizawl bombing to the Mizo Accord

4 How Tripura overcame Insurgency

5 Manipur: A Degenerated Insurgency