ISLAMABAD: An Indian cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, passed a resolution calling the Nov. 10 Delhi blast a “terror incident,” said a statement issued by the state-run Press Information Bureau (PIB).
“The country has witnessed a heinous terror incident, perpetrated by anti-national forces, through a car explosion near the Red Fort on the evening of 10 November 2025,” the resolution said.
“The explosion resulted in multiple fatalities, and caused injuries to several others.”
The resolution further said, “The Cabinet reiterates India's unwavering commitment to a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.”
“The Cabinet directs that the investigation into the incident be pursued with the utmost urgency and professionalism so that the perpetrators, their collaborators, and their sponsors are identified and brought to justice without delay.”
“The situation continues to be closely monitored at the highest levels of the government,” the statement said.
The powerful blast on Monday killed at least 12 people and wounded 30 others, AFP reported.
The historic Red Fort in the crowded Old Delhi quarter of the city is one of India's most well-known landmarks, and the site of the annual prime minister's Independence Day speech.
NIA leading probe
The explosion came hours after Indian police said they had arrested a gang and seized explosive materials and assault rifles, AFP reported.
Police said the men were linked with Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind. Both groups are listed as terrorist organizations in India.
India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) is leading the probe into the explosion.
Buck-passing and blame game
In the case of the Pahalgam incident in April, Indian authorities were swift to accuse Pakistan of backing the gunmen -- claims categorically denied by Islamabad.
Many in India have historically blamed Pakistan for such incidents without providing any evidence, but saner voices such as former Indian home minister P. Chidambaram have been urging the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government to put its own house in order.
‘Home-grown terrorism’
Former Indian Home Minister Chidambaram urged the BJP government to confront the reality of “home-grown terrorism,” warning that not all terror incidents can be blamed on foreign elements and calling for introspection into the conditions driving Indians toward extremism.
Chidambaram, in a post on X on Wednesday, wrote: “I have maintained before and after the Pahalgam terror attack that there are two kinds of terrorists -- foreign-trained infiltrated terrorists and home-grown terrorists. I said so in Parliament during the debate on Operation Sindoor.”
“I was mocked and trolled for the reference to home-grown terrorists,” he recalled.
“However, I must say that the government observed a discreet silence because the government knows that there are home-grown terrorists too,” Chidambaram said.
The former Indian home minister stressed, “…we should ask ourselves what are the circumstances that turn Indian citizens -- even educated persons -- into terrorists.”
‘No evidence’
After the Pahalgam incident, Chidambaram, according to an Indian media report, said: “...they are unwilling to disclose what the NIA has done all these weeks. Have they identified the terrorists?...where they came from? For all we know, they could be homegrown terrorists. Why do you assume that they came from Pakistan? There is no evidence of that.”
BJP Home Minister Amit Shah had responded by saying that Chidambaram had given a clean chit to Pakistan.
Chidambaram, in his response, on X stated: “Take Pahalgam… On April 26, the J&K administration demolished a number of houses on the ground that were owned by terrorists. Now, who are those terrorists? If they own houses in India, they must be India-based terrorists.”
