India, Nov. 11 -- In the months following Operation Sindoor - the May 2025 Indian airstrike that killed family members of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar - the 58-year-old, India's most wanted man, had been repeatedly calling for a renewed campaign of vengeance and urging his followers to "avenge the blood of kin" through high-impact strikes inside India.

On Monday evening, a powerful explosion near Delhi's Red Fort - one of the country's most heavily guarded heritage sites - brought those warnings back into focus.

A car laden with explosives detonated near the Red Fort metro station, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 20.

Preliminary forensic analysis has indicated the use of ammonium-nitrate fuel oil (ANFO), a sign...