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{{Short description|Indian branch}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{infobox war faction
| name = Islamic State – Hind Province
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| caption =
| image = Islamic State – India Wilayah.svg{{!}}class=skin-invert
| leaders =
| active = 2019–present
| split_from = {{Flag|Islamic State}} [[Islamic State – Khorasan Province|- Khorasan Province]]
| clans =
| headquarters =
| area = [[India]] (including [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]])
| ideology = [[Salafi movement|Salafism]] [[Takfeeri|Takfiri]] [[Salafist Jihadism]] Anti-[[Barelvi]] Anti-[[Deobandi]] [[Anti-Hindu sentiment]] [[Anti-Sikh sentiment]] [[Anti-Christian sentiment]]
| size = Unknown
| partof = {{Flag|Islamic State}}
| allies =
| opponents = {{flag|India}} {{BHU}} {{MDV}} {{MYA}} {{NEP}} {{SRI}}
| battles =
| war =
| flag = [[File:AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg|150px]]
| url =
| predecessor = {{Flag|Islamic State}} [[Islamic State – Khorasan Province|- Khorasan Province]]
| successor =
}}
The '''Islamic State – Hind Province'''{{NoteTag|{{Langx|ar|الدولة الاسلامية – ولاية الهند|translit=al-Dawlah al-Islāmīyah – Wilāyat al-Hind}}, {{Langx|hi|इस्लामिक स्टेट – हिंद प्रांत|translit=islāmik sṭeṭ – hind prānt}}}} ('''ISHP''') is the Indian branch of the [[Islamic State]] and is responsible for Islamic State activities in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] of India. Islamic State activities in India and [[South Asia]] were initially under [[Islamic State – Khorasan Province]], the Islamic State later began operating in Jammu and Kashmir and rest of India through its [[Islamic State in Jammu and Kashmir|Islamic State Jammu & Kashmir]] (ISJK/ISISJK) branch, which had begun in February 2016 but is currently an unrecognised faction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Islamic State Jammu & Kashmir – (Islamic State / ISJK / ISISJK) |url=https://trackingterrorism.org/group/islamic-state-jammu-kashmir-islamic-state-isjk-isisjk |website=Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Islamic State claims 'province' in India for first time after clash in Kashmir |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-islamic-state/islamic-state-claims-province-in-india-for-first-time-after-clash-in-kashmir-idUSKCN1SH08J/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Islamic State in India: All Talk and No Action |url=https://jamestown.org/program/islamic-state-in-india-all-talk-and-no-action/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=jamestown.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ISIL claims 'province' in India, officials call it 'propaganda' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/5/12/isil-claims-province-in-india-officials-call-it-propaganda |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Katoch |first=Prakash |date=2019-05-13 |title=ISIS announces a 'province' in India |url=http://asiatimes.com/2019/05/isis-announces-a-province-in-india/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Asia Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Islamic State Announces 'Pakistan Province' |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/islamic-state-announces-pakistan-province/4918903.html |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Voice of America|date=15 May 2019 }}</ref> The Islamic State – Khorasan Province anncouned the creation of [[Wilayah]] [Wilayat] [[al-Hind]] (India Province) for IS on 11 May 2019 on [[Amaq News Agency]] after [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|clashes in Jammu and Kashmir]] in which ISJK leader Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi was killed.<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2019/05/11/islamic-state-claims-province-in-india-for-first-time-after-clash-in-kashmir Islamic State claims province in India for first time after clash in Kashmir]. [[Euronews]].</ref>

[[Shafi Armar]], a former member of the [[Indian Mujahideen]], was formerly the chief of operations for the IS in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2016 |title=Shafi Armar: 26-year-old sought to set up ISIS module in every Indian state – Oneindia News |url=https://www.oneindia.com/feature/shafi-armar-26-years-old-sought-to-set-up-isis-module-in-every-indian-state-2002766.html |website=oneindia.com}}</ref> He and his brother Sultan Armar founded the Indian ISIS affiliates Ansar-ut Tawhid fi Bilad al-Hind ({{Translation|Supporters of Monotheism in the Land of India}}) and Janood-ul-Khalifa-e-Hind ({{Translation|Caliph's Army of India}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Janood-ul-Khalifa-e-Hind / Army of Caliph of India (Islamic State India/ ISI / ISISI) |url=https://trackingterrorism.org/group/janood-ul-khalifa-e-hind-army-caliph-india/ |access-date=20 August 2022 |website=Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ansar-ut Tawhid fi Bilad al-Hind (AuT) |url=https://trackingterrorism.org/group/ansar-ut-tawhid-fi-bilad-al-hind-aut/ |access-date=20 August 2022 |website=Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium |language=en-US}}</ref> Both he and his brother were killed in action during [[Syrian Civil War]] in 2015, which was only confirmed in 2019 because his online account was controlled by other militants in the group which added to the confusion.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bhatkal's Armar brothers who ran the Indian Islamic State confirmed dead |url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/bhatkals-armar-brothers-who-ran-the-indian-islamic-state-confirmed-dead-2869576.html |access-date=23 March 2024 |website=Oneindia}}</ref> Janood-ul-Khalifa-e-Hind has published the pro-IS propaganda magazine ''Sawt al-Hind'' ({{Translation|Voice of India}}) since February 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taneja |first1=Kabir |date=16 April 2020 |title=Islamic State propaganda in India |url=https://orfonline.org/research/islamic-state-propaganda-india-64715/ |website=[[Observer Research Foundation]]}}</ref>

== Incidents ==
On 20 March 2024, the [[Special forces of India|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. Police explained that the suspects had planned many sabotage activities and IED attacks inside India.<ref>{{Cite news |title=ISIS India Head, Key Aide Arrested In Major Op In Assam's Dhubri |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/isis-india-head-key-aide-arrested-in-major-op-in-assams-dhubri-5277463 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

On 9 August 2024, Rizwan Ali, an ISIS operative was arrested by the NIA while planning an attack in New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news|title=ISIS Terrorist With Rs 3 Lakh Bounty Arrested In Delhi, Charged Under UAPA|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/isis-terrorist-rizwan-ali-with-rs-3-lakh-bounty-arrested-in-delhi-charged-under-uapa-6297975|access-date=2024-08-09|website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

A terror plot was foiled after police arrested Ashhar Danish, a young man who was covertly manufacturing bombs for ISIS in a dilapidated lodge in Ranchi’s Islamnagar area. The lodge, known as Tabarak Lodge, posed as a hotel but was in fact a hub for terror activities, including bomb-making and recruitment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/jharkhand-isis-bomb-making-and-recruitment-cell-busted-in-ranchi-s-tabarak-lodge/ar-AA1MX7zl?ocid=BingNewsSerp |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Territory of the Islamic State#India|Territory of the Islamic State (India)]]
* [[Foreign fighters in the Syrian Civil War and War in Iraq#India|Foreign fighters in the Syrian Civil War and War in Iraq (India)]]
* [[Islamic State – Bengal Province]], IS in Bangladesh
* [[Islamic State – Pakistan Province]], IS in Pakistan

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Islamic State}}

[[Category:Islamic State – Khorasan Province]]
[[Category:Islamic terrorism in India]]
[[Category:Jihadist groups in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Jihadist groups in India]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Asia designated as terrorist]]
[[Category:Organisations designated as terrorist by India]]
[[Category:Anti-Indian sentiment in Asia]]
[[Category:2019 establishments in India]]
[[Category:2019 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Salafi Jihadist groups]]
[[Category:Anti-Hindu violence in India]]
[[Category:Anti-Hindu violence in Kashmir]]
[[Category:Persecution of Sikhs]]
[[Category:Anti-Christian sentiment in India]]
[[Category:2010s in India]]
[[Category:2020s in India]]
[[Category:Islamism in India]]
[[Category:India–Syria relations]]
[[Category:India–Iraq relations]]
[[Category:Afghanistan–India relations]]
[[Category:Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Provinces of the Islamic State militant movement|Hind]]

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