Indian Muslims will live for India, they will die for India, they will not want anything bad for India,” Modi said during a television interview broadcast on Friday.<br /><br />The Indian premier further downplayed the threat from extremist groups as not being about a specific country or race, calling it a fight between “humanity and inhumanity”.<br /><br />The statement comes after the al-Qaeda chief, Ayman al-Zawahiri, recently said his terrorist group aims to extend its scope of activities to Myanmar, Bangladesh and India.<br /><br />Zawahiri also noted that “al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent” would escalate attacks across the troubled region.<br /><br />Additionally, the ISIL terrorist group has claimed a handful of followers in India during the last few months.<br /><br />Meanwhile, India has asked officials in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states to declare a state of high alert following the recent threats.<br /><br />Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh has met senior intelligence officials to discuss new security measures and to brief the prime minister.<br /><br />A number of Indian cities have been hit by serial blasts and terror attacks in recent years. Targets have ranged from mosques and Hindu temples to trains and courthouses.<br /><br />At least 166 people were killed in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 after 10 militants attacked luxury hotels and several key locations across the city.<br /><br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/<br />For More information on this news, visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/hindi<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/InformationTV<br />Subscribe to our You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/itvnewsindia
