Overview

• Director General Sadanand Date delivered the warning in a public lecture in Pune on India's internal security.
• He said some countries seek to derail India’s progress through proxy warfare and flagged ISIS as a major danger.
• He called for ending corruption within institutions responsible for national security to improve responses.
• He listed ongoing internal risks including terrorism, Naxalism, Khalistani elements, separatism in Kashmir, and infiltration from Bangladesh and Myanmar.
• He cited lessons from post-26/11 policing reforms and Force One and stressed that constitutional democracy and an independent judiciary underpin security resilience.