The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has banned al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) under the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967.
AQIS is an affiliate of al Qaeda and ISKP is Afghanistan wing of Islamic State (IS).
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967is anti-terrorist law aimed at effective prevention of unlawful activities associations in India.