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Time of India
27-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Need better coordination on new threats: Amit Shah
Stressing the new security challenges that need to be tackled through "better coordination", Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday directed the "formation of homogenous teams of central and state agencies to develop strategies, implement and monitor them." This came after two days of the National Security Strategies Conference (NSSC) that concluded late Sunday where Shah further instructed the involvement of young police officers in each state to brainstorm on national challenges and devise solutions to address them. He urged that the use of national databases like NATGRID, NIDAAN, iMoT and CBI's fugitive database be inculcated amongst young officers by including them in all training programmes, according to an official statement. Addressing the 8th NSSC, the home minister said the government has resolved numerous issues scattered across states as he emphasised that the next 5-10 years would be very important for the development and security of the country. "The minister exhorted the police and central security agencies to adopt the motto of 'Suraksha, Sajagta and Samanvay' (Security, Alertness and co-ordination)," the statement noted. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Senior Living Homes in Dharashiv May Surprise You Senior Living | Search Ads Undo
Hindustan Times
27-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Amit Shah asks agencies, states to locate, bring back fugitive narco traffickers
New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah has asked the central agencies and states' police departments to identify, locate and bring back the fugitive narco-traffickers sitting abroad while focusing on action against big drug cartels, people familiar with the development said on Sunday. Union home minister Amit Shah. (PTI) The home minister has also asked the police chiefs of states and union territories to make the action against drug traffickers their 'prime agenda for the next three years' to achieve a drug-free India. He was speaking at the two-day National Security Strategies Conference (NSS) of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Delhi, which concluded on Saturday evening and was attended by over 800 police and intelligence officers from across the country. In a statement issued late on Saturday night, the ministry of home affairs said - 'While appreciating the achievements in the left wing extremism (affected areas), north east and Jammu and Kashmir, Amit Shah has asked the DGPs (director generals of police) to adopt a similar approach for effective implementation of the three new criminal laws and tackling the challenge of narcotics. He advocated the need for a top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top approach in initiating action against big drug cartels, besides focusing on extradition of narco-offenders'. 'DGPs were directed to make it the prime agenda of the police for the next three years in the path towards 'Nasha Mukt Bharat' (drug-free India),' the statement said. An officer familiar with the discussion during the conference said, 'A list of narco traffickers who are currently located abroad, who either work individually, with international cartels or with terrorist groups. is being prepared. They will be located and assistance of international agencies like Interpol would be taken to get them arrested and extradited or deported to India'. In May this year, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) brought Navin Chichkar, the alleged kingpin of a drug trafficking syndicate, from Malaysia. Chichkar allegedly ran a cocaine smuggling network in India, while running his operations from Malaysia. The agency, earlier this month, also busted a transnational drug trafficking syndicate that operated in foreign countries including the US and Australia and arrested eight individuals. Officials said the drug smuggling and its use in India is a major cause of concern. 'NCB regularly is holding talks with Myanmar and Afghanistan, which are major sources of smuggling, Iran, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and other countries to discuss the narcotics smuggling networks and related issues like maritime trafficking,' said the second officer. He added that the Maritime Security Group in the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), formed in November 2022 after a 3,000 kg heroin drug bust at Mundra port, is also regularly monitoring and analysing the trafficking routes and trends. According to the government data, 89,913 cases under narcotics drugs and psychotropic substances (NDPS) Act were registered in 2024, in which 1,16,98 individuals were arrested and 13.30 lakh kgs of drugs (all kinds) were recovered. The home minister, during his address on Saturday, also lauded the Border Security Force (BSF) and the armed forces for Operation Sindoor. Pointing out that the police station is the focal point of intelligence collection, he called upon the police leadership to evolve a credible platform for sharing real-time information up to the police station level. Emphasising the primary duty of the police to protect the life, property and dignity of citizens, the home minister directed each state police force and central agency to strive towards excellence, and nurture a spirit of healthy competition to address the internal security challenges.
Time of India
27-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India's internal security challenges to remain dynamic due to its neighbourhood: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the country's internal security challenges would remain dynamic in view of India's geo-political neighbourhood. Delivering the concluding address at the eighth National Security Strategies Conference (NSSC) here on Saturday, Shah said, demonstrating strong political will, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again not only reaffirmed the policy of zero tolerance against terrorism, but also presented it before the world in a remarkable manner through Operation Sindoor . "Observing that the internal security challenges would remain dynamic in view of India's geo-political neighbourhood, Shah exhorted the state police forces and Central security agencies to adopt the motto of 'Suraksha, Sajagta and Samanvay' (security, alertness and coordination)," an official statement said. 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We must stay more vigilant and tackle problems with heightened awareness." He also called the NSSC significant in enabling senior officers to guide young officers, familiarise them with challenges, and show them the path to finding solutions. The home minister said the forces of all states and central investigating agencies should move forward to become the best in the world. Live Events To address the challenges facing the nation, a reliable ecosystem for real-time data sharing must be established, he said. Shah also said that all agencies must make a security-first approach, habitual alertness, and coordination an integral part of their working methodology. He mentioned that the prime minister's strong resolve and the support of fellow citizens sent a strong message of zero tolerance towards terrorism across the world. Pointing out that India's economy has risen to the fourth position globally, the home minister said India is now a world leader in new and emerging technologies, startups, green energy and innovations. He also emphasised that India's rising stature would lead to increasing national security challenges in the years to come. Stressing that these challenges needed to be tackled through better coordination, Shah called for the formation of homogeneous teams of central and state agencies to develop strategies, and implement and monitor them. He also instructed the involvement of young police officers in each state to brainstorm on national challenges and devise solutions to address them. Shah urged to inculcate the use of national databases like NATGRID, NIDAAN, iMoT and CBI's fugitive database among young officers by including them in all training programmes. The home minister emphasised that the next five to ten years would be very important for the development and security of the country. While appreciating the achievements in Left Wing Extremism (LWE), northeast and Jammu and Kashmir theatres, he asked the DGPs to adopt a similar approach for effective implementation of the three new criminal laws and tackling the challenge of narcotics. He also advocated the need for a top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top approach in initiating action against the big drug cartels, besides focusing on the extradition of narco-offenders. The DGPs were directed to make it the prime agenda of the police for the next three years in the path towards 'Nasha Mukt Bharat', the statement said. Pointing out that the police station is the focal point of intelligence collection, he called upon the police leadership to evolve a credible platform for sharing real-time information up to the police station level. Emphasising the primary duty of the police to protect the life, property and dignity of citizens, the home minister directed each state police force and central agency to strive towards excellence, and nurture a spirit of healthy competition to address the internal security challenges. Stressing the need for all-round development in the LWE-affected areas, Shah urged the DGPs to coordinate with state administrations to ensure the implementation of more than 300 central and state development schemes at the grassroots level. Underscoring the importance of securing smaller seaports along the country's maritime borders, Shah emphasised the capacity building of state police to counter infiltration and smuggling activities. He also reviewed the counter-terror initiatives and directed that stringent legal action be taken against repeat offenders. Earlier, he paid homage to the martyrs on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas and saluted the efforts of the armed forces and the BSF during Operation Sindoor. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
Time of India
27-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Shah: India's rising stature to invite new security challenges
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah Saturday said the Modi government has demonstrated strong political will and reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy against terrorism in a remarkable manner before the world through Operation Sindoor . Addressing the eighth National Security Strategies Conference (NCSC) here, which over the last two days brought heads and senior officers of the central armed police forces (CAPFs), central police organisations (CPOs), DGPs of states and UTs, young police officers and domain experts on one platform to deliberate on subjects related to internal security, Shah asked security agencies to establish a reliable ecosystem for real-time data sharing to address the increasing challenges faced by the country as one of the world's fastest emerging economies. "We must stay more vigilant and tackle problems with heightened awareness. All agencies must make security-first approach, habitual alertness and coordination an integral part of their working methodology," he told 800 officers attending the conference. With India's economy having risen to the fourth position globally, Shah observed that India was now a world leader in new and emerging technologies, start-ups, green energy and innovations. He emphasised that India's rising stature would lead to increasing national security challenges in the years to come, and called for better coordination to tackle them. He directed that homogenous teams of central and state agencies be formed to develop strategies, implement and monitor them. Shah urged young officers to be encouraged to use national databases like Natgrid, Nidaan, iMoT and CBI's fugitive database by having them incorporated in training programmes.
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Business Standard
26-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Internal security challenges to remain dynamic due to neighbourhood: Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the country's internal security challenges would remain dynamic in view of India's geo-political neighbourhood. Delivering the concluding address at the eighth National Security Strategies Conference (NSSC) here, Shah also said that demonstrating strong political will, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again not only reaffirmed the policy of zero tolerance against terrorism, but also presented it before the world in a remarkable manner through Operation Sindoor. "Observing that the internal security challenges would remain dynamic in view of India's geo-political neighbourhood, Shah exhorted the state police forces and Central security agencies to adopt the motto of 'Suraksha, Sajagta and Samanvay' (security, alertness and coordination)," an official statement said. Stating that the Modi government has resolved numerous issues scattered across various states, Shah said, "India is one of the fastest emerging economies, and with that, the challenges before the country are also increasing. We must stay more vigilant and tackle problems with heightened awareness." He also called the NSSC significant in enabling senior officers to guide young officers, familiarise them with challenges, and show them the path to finding solutions. The home minister said the forces of all states and Central investigating agencies should move forward with the goal of becoming the best in the world. To address the challenges facing the nation, a reliable ecosystem for real-time data sharing must be established, he said. Shah also said that all agencies must make security-first approach, habitual alertness, and coordination an integral part of their working methodology. He mentioned that the prime minister's strong resolve and the support of fellow citizens sent a strong message of zero tolerance towards terrorism across the world. Pointing out that India's economy has risen to the fourth position globally, the home minister said India is now a world leader in new and emerging technologies, startups, green energy and innovations. He also emphasised that India's rising stature would lead to increasing national security challenges in the years to come. Stressing that these challenges needed to be tackled through better coordination, Shah called for the formation of homogenous teams of Central and state agencies to develop strategies, and implement and monitor them. He also instructed the involvement of young police officers in each state to brainstorm on national challenges and devise solutions to address them. Shah urged to inculcate the use of national databases like NATGRID, NIDAAN, iMoT and CBI's fugitive database among young officers by including them in all training programmes. The home minister emphasised that the next 5-10 years would be very important for the development and security of the country. While appreciating the achievements in Left Wing Extremism (LWE), northeast and Jammu and Kashmir theatres, he asked the DGsP to adopt a similar approach for effective implementation of the three new criminal laws and tackling the challenge of narcotics. He also advocated the need for a top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top approach in initiating action against the big drug cartels, besides focusing on extradition of narco-offenders. The DGsP were directed to make it the prime agenda of the police for the next three years in the path towards 'Nasha Mukt Bharat', the statement said. Pointing out that the police station is the focal point of intelligence collection, he called upon the police leadership to evolve a credible platform for sharing real-time information up to the police station level. Emphasising the primary duty of the police to protect the life, property and dignity of citizens, the home minister directed each state police force and Central agency to strive towards excellence, and nurture a spirit of healthy competition to address the internal security challenges. Stressing upon the need for all-round development in the LWE affected areas, Shah urged the DGsP to coordinate with state administrations to ensure the implementation of more than 300 Central and state development schemes at the grassroots level. Underscoring the importance of securing smaller seaports along the country's maritime borders, Shah emphasised capacity building of state police to counter infiltration and smuggling activities. He also reviewed the counter-terror initiatives and directed to take stringent legal action against the repeat offenders. Earlier he paid homage to the martyrs on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas and saluted the efforts of the armed forces and BSF during Operation Sindoor.
