After provoking and planning attacks in India from abroad, these terror groups want to intensify operations after they realised that their movement is hardly gaining any traction in Punjab. The official, however, added that similar incidents would occur on a much smaller scale across Punjab. Such operations are cost-effective, and the chances of getting caught are very low. Questions are frequently asked as to why operations in Punjab have not scaled up. Now, with the fund collection dipping and the narrative from abroad not working, the push would now be made in Punjab, Intelligence assessments show.