Anti-terror conference 2024
Anti-terror conference 2024
- The two-day anti-terror conference, organized by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), will address several critical issues, including:
- Terrorist Group Formation and Criminal Linkages
- A focus on preventing the formation of new terrorist groups through a "ruthless" approach, as directed by Union Home Minister.
- Discussion of organized crime's role in terror funding, especially in northeast India.
- The rise of Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) in southern states and transnational crime syndicates’ links to terrorism.
- Case Studies and Emerging Threats
- Detailed discussion of the Rameshwaram cafe blast, including the arrest of the accused through coordination between West Bengal police and the NIA.
- Examination of new methods for arms and drug trafficking across borders using drones.
- Counter-Terrorism Coordination and Strategy
- Importance of a uniform anti-terror structure, with better coordination between counter-terrorism squads and local police at the district level.
- Strategy to tackle terror financing and dismantle the terror ecosystem in areas affected by Left Wing Extremism.
- Technological Challenges in Terrorism
- The role of social media and encrypted applications in terrorism, including the use of VPNs, virtual numbers, and encrypted apps by terror groups.
- The impact of narcotics trafficking on national security.
- National Databases for Counter-Terrorism
- Use of the NIA’s national-level terror database, which includes data on fingerprint records, terrorist cases, narco-offenders, and human trafficking offenders, to aid in investigations.
- Terrorist Group Formation and Criminal Linkages