The Islamic State has vowed to expand its war against India, citing religious prophecies which talks about a global war that will precede Mahdi (redeemer), promising to free the world of evil and pave way for the day of judgement. A e-book released online on jihadist platforms called Black Flags from the ISIS said: “The Islamic State would now expand beyond Iraq and Syria”, Black Flags states. “It would now expand into… India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan [and several other countries]”.

The publication offers analysis on the beef controversy in India. It notes, “A movement of Hindus is growing who kill Muslims who eat beef. The people who fund these organisations want to grow a huge following of Islam-haters who can turn into potential recruits for future wars in their countries”. The organisation claims that Modi is a ‘right-wing Hindu nationalist who worships weapons and is preparing his people for a future war against Muslims’. It goes on to claim that they ‘have a political wing for the propaganda to get more recruits, and armed militias who can start a terror campaign against their number 1 enemy—the Muslims’.

This is the first time that the ISIS has directly talked about events in India, particularly the Dadri incident. The book also claims that the Paris attacks was based on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. A chapter says: “"In the centre of Paris, some Mujahideen holding AK-47s copied the (2008) Mumbai attacks' style of shooting through the window of a Cafe bar (where alcohol and food was served), then the people fell on the floor, so they threw a grenade into the building.”