The News Freedom
New Delhi, October 5
Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, on Thursday said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Central and State agencies have succeeded in firmly curbing all forms of terrorism in the country in the last 9 years. The Union Home Minister said that we need to not only combat terrorism but also dismantle its entire ecosystem. He said that Model Anti-terrorism Structure should be established under the purview of NIA, the hierarchy, structure, and SoPs of Investigation of all anti-terrorism agencies in all states should be made uniform for better coordination between central and state agencies. All anti-terrorism agencies must adopt such a ruthless approach so that a new terrorist organization cannot be formed.
Amit Shah also said that the task of NIA, ATS, and STF should not be limited to investigation but they should also think out of the box and take innovative measures to counter the terrorism. He added that the fight against terrorism requires collaboration from the global level to the grassroots, involving various states within the country, as well as international cooperation. Amit Shah Shah said that the task of NIA, ATS, and STF should not be limited to investigation but they should also think out of the box and take innovative measures to counter the terrorism. He added that the fight against terrorism requires collaboration from the global level to the grassroots, involving various states within the country, as also the international cooperation.
Amit Shah said that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a tough stand on all the challenges like crypto, hawala, terror-funding, organized crime syndicates, narco-terror links, which has yielded very good results, but still a lot more is to be done. He said that to deal with terrorism, the Center and the states, their agencies and inter-agency cooperation will have to think in vertical and horizontal ways.
Union Home Minister said that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has prepared many database verticals in the last 5 years. He stressed that all the agencies of the Center and the State should make multidimensional and Artificial Intelligence-based use of the database, only then will we be successful in the fight against terrorism. He said that the database should be used for investigation, prosecution, prevention and action.
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While addressing several dignitaries including Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nishith Pramanik, Home Secretary, Director Intelligence Bureau, Director General NIA, as well as Director Generals of Central Armed Police Forces, State Police Chiefs, and senior officials from the Union and State governments in New Delhi, the Home Minister stressed upon that every police station as well as young police officers to make maximum use of the database.
A glimpse at the significant reduction in incidents of violence in Jammu and Kashmir during the 9 years from 2014 to 2023 compared to the 10 years from 2004 to 2014
Jammu and Kashmir: A New Dawn of Development and Peace
| Indicator | From June 2004 to May 2014 | From June 2014 to August 2023 |
Percent decline |
| Total Incidents | 7217 | 2197 | 70 % decline |
| Total Deaths (Civilian + Security Forces) | 2829 | 891 | 69 % decline |
| Civilian Deaths | 1769 | 336 | 81 % decline |
| Security Forces’ Deaths | 1060 | 555 | 48 % decline |