Deaths recorded in India in 2025 540 in state-based fighting
0 in fighting between armed groups
83 in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)
UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in India (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.
The conflicts
Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change.
UCDP does not record who started each clash.
Armed conflict State-based conflict · UCDP start year 1948
India: Government 417 deaths in 2025 UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
77 deaths in Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
7,836 total 1991–2025 sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (34 years listed)
Who is fighting: Government of India vs CPI-Maoist
1989: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1990: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1991: 78 1992: 322 1993: 182 1994: 68 1995: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1996: 173 1997: 84 1998: 99 1999: 126 2000: 196 2001: 173 2002: 179 2003: 99 2004: 71 2005: 199 2006: 546 2007: 377 2008: 384 2009: 522 2010: 569 2011: 299 2012: 245 2013: 215 2014: 198 2015: 146 2016: 268 2017: 245 2018: 309 2019: 216 2020: 153 2021: 181 2022: 75 2023: 96 2024: 326 2025: 417 2026: 77 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary) 1989 highest: 569 2026*
* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).
Latest recorded fighting: September 2026
Figures by year Year Deaths (best estimate) Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary 77 2025 417 2024 326 2023 96 2022 75 2021 181 2020 153 2019 216 2018 309 2017 245 2016 268 2015 146 2014 198 2013 215 2012 245 2011 299 2010 569 2009 522 2008 384 2007 377 2006 546 2005 199 2004 71 2003 99 2002 179 2001 173 2000 196 1999 126 1998 99 1997 84 1996 173 1994 68 1993 182 1992 322 1991 78
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Armed conflict State-based conflict · UCDP start year 1984
India: Kashmir 93 deaths in 2025 UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
32 deaths in Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
20,197 total 1990–2025 sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (36 years listed)
Who is fighting: Government of India vs Kashmir insurgents
1989: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1990: 474 1991: 330 1992: 265 1993: 846 1994: 958 1995: 687 1996: 489 1997: 533 1998: 576 1999: 864 2000: 2,356 2001: 893 2002: 1,499 2003: 1,328 2004: 1,404 2005: 1,058 2006: 705 2007: 550 2008: 500 2009: 361 2010: 370 2011: 140 2012: 144 2013: 146 2014: 179 2015: 165 2016: 282 2017: 322 2018: 386 2019: 267 2020: 311 2021: 250 2022: 235 2023: 119 2024: 112 2025: 93 2026: 32 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary) 1989 highest: 2,356 2026*
* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).
Latest recorded fighting: September 2026
Conflict-wide figures (not only India). Also recorded in: Pakistan .
Figures by year Year Deaths (best estimate) Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary 32 2025 93 2024 112 2023 119 2022 235 2021 250 2020 311 2019 267 2018 386 2017 322 2016 282 2015 165 2014 179 2013 146 2012 144 2011 140 2010 370 2009 361 2008 500 2007 550 2006 705 2005 1,058 2004 1,404 2003 1,328 2002 1,499 2001 893 2000 2,356 1999 864 1998 576 1997 533 1996 489 1995 687 1994 958 1993 846 1992 265 1991 330 1990 474
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Armed conflict State-based conflict · UCDP start year 1948
India - Pakistan 67 deaths in 2025 UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
3,100 total 1989–2025 sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (22 years listed)
Who is fighting: Government of India vs Government of Pakistan
1989: 25 1990: 28 1991: 99 1992: 25 1993: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1994: 42 1995: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1996: 35 1997: 127 1998: 147 1999: 934 2000: 225 2001: 48 2002: 212 2003: 237 2004: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2005: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2006: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2007: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2008: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2009: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2010: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2011: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2012: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2013: 31 2014: 49 2015: 63 2016: 100 2017: 151 2018: 129 2019: 164 2020: 162 2021: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2022: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2023: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2024: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2025: 67 1989 highest: 934 2025
Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).
Latest recorded fighting: November 2025
Conflict-wide figures (not only India). Also recorded in: Pakistan .
Figures by year Year Deaths (best estimate) 2025 67 2020 162 2019 164 2018 129 2017 151 2016 100 2015 63 2014 49 2013 31 2003 237 2002 212 2001 48 2000 225 1999 934 1998 147 1997 127 1996 35 1994 42 1992 25 1991 99 1990 28 1989 25
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Armed conflict State-based conflict · UCDP start year 2015
India: Western South East Asia 27 deaths in 2025 UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset 26.1 (conflict level)
301 total 2015–2025 sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (5 years listed)
Who is fighting: Government of India vs UNLFW
2015: 161 2016: 47 2017: 39 2018: 27 2019: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2020: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2021: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2022: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2023: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2024: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2025: 27 2015 highest: 161 2025
Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).
Latest recorded fighting: October 2025
Conflict-wide figures (not only India). Also recorded in: Myanmar .
Figures by year Year Deaths (best estimate) 2025 27 2018 27 2017 39 2016 47 2015 161
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Armed conflict Non-state conflict (between armed groups) · UCDP start year 1993
Kuki - Naga – 2025: not in the dataset below 25 deaths or no data
28 deaths in Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
435 total 1993–1998 sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (5 years listed)
Who is fighting: Kuki vs Naga
1993: 211 1994: 41 1995: 74 1996: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 1997: 70 1998: 39 1999: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2000: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2001: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2002: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2003: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2004: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2005: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2006: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2007: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2008: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2009: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2010: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2011: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2012: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2013: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2014: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2015: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2016: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2017: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2018: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2019: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2020: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2021: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2022: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2023: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2024: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2025: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data) 2026: 28 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary) 1993 highest: 211 2026*
* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).
Latest recorded fighting: September 2026
Figures by year Year Deaths (best estimate) Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary 28 1998 39 1997 70 1995 74 1994 41 1993 211
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Protests reported in news media 68 reports from 30 outlets, 2 reports coded as violent 25 Oct 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
Places named: Delhi, Mumbai, New Delhi, Siang
Topics named in the headlines: education environment
Automatically coded from news reports by The GDELT Project (GDELT 2.0 Event Database (export files), 25 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026); may contain errors; not verified by whereiswar.com. Protests are not part of the UCDP conflict figures above.