Global Terrorism Index 2016

Both sides also exchanged information regarding procedures for designating various terrorist entities/groups and individuals, the US State Department said in an official press release

The number of people killed in extremist attacks declined for the second successive year in 2016 but more countries were affected, according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) released Wednesday. Its report, produced by Australia's Institute for Economics & Peace, found there were 25,673 deaths last year due to terror attacks -- down 22 per cent from a 2014 peak. It noted significant decreases in Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, 77 countries experienced at least one fatal attack, more than at any time in the 17-year history of the Global Terrorism Database, on which it is based. The data set, collated by America's University of Maryland, is considered the most comprehensive of its kind globally. The GTI called the falling victim numbers the "main positive finding" and "a turning point in the fight against radical Islamist extremism". It reported the biggest improvement in Nigeria, where terrorism deaths attributed to Boko Haram fell by 80 per cent last ...

India is one of the six Asian countries ranked in the top 10 nations most impacted by terrorism

The comprehensive study analysed the impact of terrorism for 163 countries, covering 99.7 per cent of the world's population