The car blast near Red Fort is a grim reminder that the terror ecosystem never truly disappears but mutates into new forms to maintain the surprise element

The car blast near Red Fort in New Delhi, which left 13 people dead and several injured, came as a grim reminder that the terror ecosystem never truly disappears but mutates into new forms to maintain the surprise element. A prolonged lull in terror strikes in the country may have made the authorities complacent. Still, this deadly explosion has shattered the relative calm — the last bombing incident in the national capital took place outside the Delhi court in September 2011. The blast, believed to be part of a transnational terror module allegedly linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), signals that the terrorist footprint is now e

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