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Anti-Terror Conference 2024: Amit Shah to drive ‘whole of govt’ approach in combating terrorism

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lead the ‘Anti-Terror Conference-2024’ on Thursday with a key focus on fostering coordination among various stakeholders to tackle terrorism through a unified, ‘whole of the government’ approach.

The two-day event, hosted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), aims to shape future counter-terrorism policies and strategies, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) pointed out in a statement.

The conference will bring together senior police officials, central agency officers, and experts from law, forensics, and technology to discuss crucial issues such as legal frameworks for counter-terrorism, prosecution challenges, and the role of emerging technologies. The discussions will also address international legal cooperation and strategies for dismantling terrorist networks operating across India.

“Key focus of the ‘Anti-Terror Conference-2024’ is on developing synergies among various stake holders by establishing channels for coordinated action against the menace of terrorism in the spirit of ‘whole of the government approach’,” stated the MHA.

“The meeting also aimed at presenting substantive inputs for future policy formulation. The deliberations and discussions in the two-day conference will be focused on various matters of importance including prosecution and evolving legal framework in counter-terrorism investigations, sharing of experiences and good practices, challenges and opportunities related to emerging technologies, international legal cooperation and strategies for dismantling terror ecosystem in various counter terrorism theatres across India,” it added.

The conference will be attended by senior police officers from states and Union Territories, officers from Central agencies and departments dealing with issues related to counter terrorism and experts from related fields such as law, forensics and technology.

“The annual conference has over the years emerged as a meeting point for operational forces; technical, legal and forensic experts and agencies engaged in counter terrorism for deliberations on issues impacting national security and threats emerging out of terrorism,” mentioned the MHA.

The Ministry further said that the Central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to root out the evil of terrorism by following zero-tolerance policy against it.

ANI

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