US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the car explosion near Red Fort is “clearly” a terrorist attack as he commended India for being “very measured” and “very professional” in the way it is investigating the deadly incident.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has described the deadly car explosion near Delhi's Red Fort as clearly a terrorist attack, praising India for its measured and professional handling of the investigation even as the toll and tensions draw international concern.

The Union Cabinet has declared the Red Fort car blast a terrorist attack, observing a two-minute silence for the 12 victims. The government vows zero tolerance to terrorism and orders a swift investigation to bring perpetrators to justice.

Following a clash with Pakistan earlier this year, India's prime minister vowed to treat any future attacks on civilians as an 'act of war.”

The Union Cabinet, in a meeting chaired by PM Modi, adopted a resolution condemning the Delhi blast as a “senseless act of violence”.

Crucial evidence supporting this theory has come from the interrogation of the two arrested suspects -- Dr Muzafar Rather and Dr Muzammil Shakeel. Their travel and communication records show that they were in Istanbul in 2022.

Muslim intellectuals denounce the Red Fort blast as a heinous attack on India's shared heritage and call for unity against terrorism.

CM Omar Abdullah calls for ‘severe punishment’ to those involved in the terror module, saying that ‘no religion can justify the killing of innocents with such brutality’

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now residing in Delhi, denounced the Red Fort blast as an “unforgivable crime against humanity” and expressed full support for India’s efforts to combat terrorism in the region.