Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (September 11, 2026) paid tributes to the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks in the U.S. and said terrorism has claimed countless lives around the world, and as a victim of cross-border terrorism, India has been at the forefront of this fight for several decades.

In a post on X, Mr. Modi also said that while the terror threat keeps evolving, India’s resolve and opposition to terrorism in all its forms and manifestations remain unwavering.

“We stand in solidarity with all efforts to combat this scourge,” the Prime Minister said.

He said 25 years on from the horrific 9/11 attacks, India remembers and honours the victims and stands in solidarity with the families whose lives were changed forever that day.

“Terrorism has claimed countless lives around the world. As a victim of cross-border terrorism, India has been at the forefront of this fight for several decades,” Mr. Modi said.

He also shared pictures from his 2014 visit to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York.

In a meticulously planned attack, terrorists hijacked four airliners on September 11, 2001, and flew three of the planes into the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York. They crashed the fourth plane in rural Pennsylvania. The attacks killed 2,976 people and injured thousands more.

Twenty-five years since the events of September 11, 2001, the terror attacks are still remembered as among the most important historic events that forever changed the course of American history.

Nineteen Al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four planes on that nearly cloudless day in 2001. Two jets slammed into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, causing the iconic 110-story buildings to collapse. A third plane struck the Pentagon, while a fourth crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers fought back.

The 9/11 attacks claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people, sparking decades of war — including the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, ‌where ⁠al Qaeda leaders were based — and changing the way the world looked at terrorism.