With a focus on decentralized operations, targeted recruitment, and grassroots radicalization exploiting local vulnerabilities, AQIS seeks to establish its Pan-India terror networks, mostly in remote places, to destabilize the country while advancing its violent jihadist ideology. This brief delves into AQIS's evolving tactics—highlighted by recent arrests (in Jharkhand and Rajasthan) to shed light on its overarching objective of gaining a foothold in India.