Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah addresses the inaugural session of the two-day ‘'Anti-Terrorism Conference-2024' in New Delhi today ( 7 November 2024).

• Organized by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the two-day Anti-Terror Conference-2024 seeks to foster coordinated action among key stakeholders in the fight against terrorism.
• A Ministry of Home Affairs release outlined the conference’s objectives: facilitating collaboration through a ‘Whole of Government’ approach and generating insights for future policy formulation.
• Union Home Minister unveiled the motto of NIA, released the SoP for UAPA investigations and facilitated 11 medal winners from the NIA.

Key Points 

• Union Home Minister said that NIA is not just an investigating agency and under its aegis, anti-terrorist activities across the country should be compiled and promoted and measures should be taken so that the investigating agency stands firmly in the court and the anti-terror mechanism is strengthened.
• Shah said that the Ministry of Home Affairs is taking the next step in its proactive approach to combat terrorism and will come up with a National Counter Terrorism Policy and Strategy.
• The minister added that 11 medal winners have also been felicitated .
• Shah paid tribute to the over 36,000 police officers who have sacrificed their lives in service, upholding India’s security and defending its borders.