The National Security Strategies Conference held recently via video conference discussed in threadbare several issues relating to the security threats that the country faced and decided to combat them in a concerted way.
The meeting was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Ajay Kumar Mishra, MoS (Home), Nishith Pramanik, MoS (Home), Heads of Central Agencies, CAPFs, CPOs and DGsP of all States.
In the meeting the Home Minister stressed on strengthening of security apparatus and vigil at grass root level and ensure that districts were adequately prepared to counter, combat and address the emerging security situations.
There were some specific instructions from the Union Home Minister for the bordering states.
Shah in his speech also asked the police chiefs of the bordering areas to keep a close watch on the demographic changes occurring in the bordering areas.
He maintained that it is the responsibility of the DGsP to ensure that all information of technological and strategic importance was percolated down the line, particularly in the bordering districts.
He pointed out that on the internal security front, success had been achieved in containing three perennial problems, terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir, various UG groups in North-East and Left Wing Extremism.
“Under the leadership Narendra Modi, we have enacted new laws, improved coordination with States, enhanced budgetary allocation and ensured maximum use of technology” Shah said and added that for the first time the country had developed a system in the form of National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS), and it must percolate down the line.
As for drugs Home Minister said, seizure of the consignment should not be considered as ‘enough’.
“We must strive to annihilate the entire drug-network and to reach its source and destination is important”. He added.
Emphasis was also given on district wise regular meetings of NCORD ( Narco Coordination Centre) and the people down the line must use it.
Shah informed the conference that the central government had been preparing a database of different crimes.
“For the first time in the country, work had been initiated on several front with scientific approach. We must utilise 5G technology to strengthen the security apparatus”.
As for intelligence gathering the Home Minister pointed out that the fundamental principle of modern intelligence should not be ‘need to know’ but it should be ‘need to share’ and ‘duty to share’.
Apart from that he stressed on the need of techint (technical Intelligence) alongwith Humint ( Human intelligence).
The conference among others discussed issues relating to Counter terror and counter radicalisation, Challenges of over ground Maoists and Front Organisation, Crypto Currency, Counter drone technology, Watch on Cyber and Social Media
6. Security of Ports and Islands,. Emerging challenges of 5G technologies, Demographic changes and increasing fundamentalism of bordering areas, Smuggling of Narcotics.
In the conference delegates gave suggestions to counter security threats. Cutting edge level officers, and experts from specialised fields also gave their suggestions.
