Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah chaired the second day of the two-day National Security Strategies Conference – 2024 in New Delhi today.

During the Conference, Shri Amit Shah proposed a detailed strategy to augment counter-terrorism efforts, including cooperation with international agencies and enhance capacities to prevent terror financing. He also emphasised the need for increased cooperation and coordination between National Investigation Agency (NIA) and State Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATSs) to strengthen the counter-terrorism architecture. Union Home Minister expressed satisfaction on success in anti-Maoist efforts while cautioning the States which had recently achieved success in freeing areas of armed formations to maintain vigilance.

In his concluding remarks, Shri Amit Shah appealed to state DGsP to work towards achieving the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of a prosperous, strong and developed India by year 2047. In this context, Union Home Minister underscored that substantial progress had been achieved in solving legacy national security concerns such as Jammu & Kashmir, Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and North-East. It was now incumbent to identify emerging national security challenges, including narcotics, rogue drones and online fraud and tackle them before they became major challenges.

In the context of the implementation of the three new Criminal Laws, the Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation urged DGsP to protect the constitutional rights of citizens and ensure speedy and timely justice for victims. He emphasised that the transformative impact of the new criminal laws could be achieved only through a change in mindset, adoption of technology and seamless coordination. Shri Shah directed DGsP to constitute teams of young police officers to ensure the implementation of the new criminal laws in letter and spirit.

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah exhorted the young police officers to apply their mind for strategic solutions to combat the entire gamut of fraudulent financial transactions ranging from crypto to hawala.

Shri Amit Shah called upon all DGsP to strengthen the internal security architecture by embracing a multi-dimensional approach, data analytics and new techniques. In this context, Home Minister urged DGsP to ensure utilisation by the cutting-edge level of databases being maintained by central agencies.

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