When death becomes a weapon: India’s rare suicide bombings

For a country of around 1.4 billion people where many religions, identities and even conflicts go hand-in-hand, suicide bombings remain an anomaly. India has witnessed insurgencies, cross-border terrorism, riots and targeted killings, yet the act of using one’s own body or vehicle as the weapon has been rare and deeply unsettling each time it happens.

When death becomes a weapon: India’s rare suicide bombings
For a country of around 1.4 billion people where many religions, identities and even conflicts go hand-in-hand, suicide bombings remain an anomaly. India has witnessed insurgencies, cross-border terrorism, riots and targeted killings, yet the act of using one’s own body or vehicle as the weapon has been rare and deeply unsettling each time it happens.