AI is changing the terrorist toolkit by making operational knowledge easier to access.

The Red Fort bombing chargesheet marks the first time an Indian investigation has formally placed a generative-AI chatbot inside the workflow of a terrorist attack.

The case points to a broader shift from physical training and hierarchical networks towards digital knowledge transfer and more autonomous, network-enabled violence.

This brief argues that India’s counter-terrorism response must look beyond dismantling individual modules to identifying the digital ecosystems that enable recruitment, capability-building and operational preparation: https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/the-in-house-engineer-the-red-fort-chargesheet-and-the-new-terrorist-toolkit