Overview
- Shah asked states to expedite a common Anti-Terror Squad structure to ensure consistent capacity and real-time information-sharing nationwide.
- A new Track-2 stream focused on digital device data, big-data analytics and unmasking digital anonymity, with deepfakes and hybrid warfare highlighted as emerging risks.
- Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan reaffirmed zero tolerance for cross-border, narco and cyber-enabled terror and warned of radicalisation targeting vulnerable youth.
- The Centre set a goal to mirror the NIA’s 90%+ conviction rate across police forces by strengthening investigation and prosecution and by expanding regular training.
- Discussions also addressed terror financing, maritime terrorism and illicit trafficking, while recent actions in the Pahalgam and Red Fort cases were cited as performance benchmarks.