Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Aug.19: Intense deliberations were held on existing and emerging security challenges at the National Security Strategies Conference 2022 which was held on Thursday.
The meeting was chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah who highlighted the various initiatives envisioned by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi towards strengthening the security apparatus of the country.
The home minister stated that since 2014, PM Modi had been making consistent efforts to bring improvement in the DGP Conference and analysis of this had revealed that the country had been successful in finding solutions to various problems.
He directed all states to give top priority to the issues related to national security. He said this is a war for the country and the future of youth and asked participants to fight unitedly and single-mindedly to win this war.
Shah also instructed the DGPs 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 DGPs to ensure that all information of technological and strategic importance was percolated down the line, particularly in the bordering districts.
The home minister’s counting achievement said that after becoming the Prime Minister in 2014 Narendra Modi had not only given thrust on internal security but had also strengthened the system to face the challenges.
On the internal security front, he said, the country had been successful in containing three perennial problems, terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir, various UG groups in North-East and Left Wing Extremism.
He said under the leadership of Modi, new laws have been enacted in the country and coordination between states has improved. Apart from this, the budgetary allocation has been enhanced and maximum use of technology has been ensured.
The home minister claimed that for the first time the country had developed a system in the form of the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS), and it must percolate down the line. He said the seizure of the consignment is not enough and asked DGPs to strive to annihilate the entire drug network and to reach its source and destination is important.
Amit Shah directed a detailed analysis of good cases investigated by the States. He suggested district-wise regular meetings of NCORD.
He said that the Prime Minister had initiated a technology mission and to ensure its success, it was necessary to make efforts that it reached down the line. He informed that the Central Government had been preparing a database of different crimes and for the first time in the country, work had been initiated on several fronts with a scientific approach. He also focussed on utilising 5G technology to strengthen the security apparatus.
The union minister further said that the fundamental principle of modern intelligence should not be ‘need to know’ but it should be ‘need to share’ and ‘duty to share’ because unless the approach is not changed it will be difficult to attain success.
This conference helped in making young officers aware of issues pertaining to national security. The sessions selected for deliberation were relevant and important. During these two days, the subject discussed included Counter-terror and counter-radicalisation, Challenges of over ground Maoists and Front Organisation, Crypto Currency, Counter drone technology, Watch on Cyber and Social Media, Security of Ports and Islands, Emerging challenges of 5G technologies, Demographic changes and increasing fundamentalism of bordering areas and Smuggling of Narcotics
Delegates gave valuable suggestions to counter security threats. Cutting-edge level officers and experts from specialised fields also gave their suggestions. Hon’ble UHM assured implementation of proposed solutions with full determination.
The conference was attended by Minister of state for home Ajay Kumar Mishra, and Nishith Pramanik besides the head of Central Agencies, CAPFs, CPOs and DGPs of all States.
