Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 23 March 2026

Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026 released by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)

Exam-focused facts from the 23 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026 published by Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
  • Pakistan ranked 1st with score 8.57, recording 1,139 deaths and 1,045 incidents in 2025.
  • Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Somalia, and Democratic Republic of the Congo placed among top 10.
  • Syria ranked 6th, Cambodia 9th, Israel 10th; Afghanistan 11th, India 13th, Myanmar 14th.
  • India scored 6.43, reporting 142+ incidents, 100+ fatalities, and 118 injuries in 2025.
  • Iran ranked 18th, United States (US) 28th in GTI 2026.