New Delhi:Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the two-day 8th National Security Strategies Conference in New Delhi, with a focus on the role of external actors inimical to national interests and their domestic linkages, including involvement in the narcotics trade. The conference also addressed challenges posed by the illegal use of encrypted communication apps and other emerging technologies.During the conference, discussions were held on the use of technology for crowd management, the security of uninhabited islands, and issues related to terror financing, according to officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs.While chairing the meeting, Shah directed agencies to undertake dedicated measures to bring back fugitives involved in terrorism and smuggling. He emphasised the need for enhanced inter-agency coordination between central and state law enforcement bodies and called for a recalibrated approach to disrupting domestic nodes of the terror-criminal nexus.The Home Ministry was also tasked with setting up a multi-stakeholder forum to develop strategies to counter the use of encrypted communication platforms by terror networks.In reviewing terror financing mechanisms, agencies were instructed to analyse financial irregularities to detect terror modules. The Ministry was further directed to ensure that only indigenous technology is adopted by police organisations across the country.The conference was held in a hybrid format, combining both physical and virtual participation. Around 800 officers from across India participated, deliberating on a range of national security issues.Senior officials including the Union home secretary, Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA), and heads of central security forces and central police organisations attended the conference in person in Delhi.Directors General of Police (DGPs) from states and Union Territories, along with young police officers at the cutting-edge level and domain experts from specialised fields, joined the conference virtually from their respective state capitals.
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