It's an unpopular opinion for sure, but I agree. The BBC and AP rarely use the word 'terrorist', and really, how is gunman minimising the horror of the deed? It's a precise word, even if somewhat less emotionally charged than 'terrorist'. The BBC even got into trouble for using militant in the Oct 7 attack, and the UK government is very pro Israel. I don't think it's Modi related.

This is not to condone Pak-funded terrorism, which this undoubtedly was, nothing less than pure evil.