Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025

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The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025 has been released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

Key Points:

Burkina Faso ranks first in the index based on the impact of terrorism.
Pakistan ranks second in this index.
- This is the first time Pakistan has faced 1,000 terrorist attacks in a single year.
- Terror attacks in Pakistan have increased by 45 per cent.
- Afghan affiliate Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has become the fastest growing terrorist group in Pakistan.
Syria and Mali have secured the third and fourth positions respectively.
India ranks 14th in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025.
Islamic State (IS) has been described as the world's most dangerous terrorist organization.
The number of countries affected by terrorism has increased.
In this year's index, the Sahel region has been described as the center of terrorism.

It is released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
It analyzes the impact of terrorism in 163 countries.
It provides information about trends and patterns of terrorism.
In this, the impact of terrorism has been evaluated through various indicators.
It includes the number of attacks, number of deaths, number of injuries and the overall impact on the country.