New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will inaugurate the Anti-Terror Conference in New Delhi today, December 26, as part of the Centre’s push to strengthen India’s counter-terrorism framework.
The two-day conference is being organised by the National Investigation Agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Officials said the annual event reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of zero tolerance towards terrorism and has emerged as a key platform for policy-level and operational discussions.
The Anti-Terror Conference brings together operational forces, intelligence units and agencies engaged in counter-terrorism. It also serves as a meeting point for technical, legal and forensic experts involved in terror investigations and national security work.
Officials said the primary objective of the conference was to brainstorm next-generation strategies to address evolving terror threats. The discussions aim to strengthen preparedness against both conventional and emerging forms of terrorism.
A key focus of the conference is to develop synergies among various stakeholders. Authorities said the event would help establish both formal and informal coordination mechanisms for unified action against terrorism, in line with the ‘Whole of the Government approach’.
The conference will also generate substantive inputs for future policy formulation. Senior officials said these inputs would help refine counter-terrorism laws, procedures and institutional responses.
Anti-Terror Conference to deliberate on investigations and emerging threats
During the Anti-Terror Conference, participants will share operational experiences and best practices across law enforcement agencies. The deliberations will focus on lessons learnt from terror investigations conducted across states and by central agencies.
Sessions have been planned on collecting evidence from foreign jurisdictions and handling cross-border legal challenges. Experts will also discuss the use of digital forensics and advanced data analysis in counter-terror investigations.
The agenda includes discussions on effective trial management in terror-related cases. Officials said these sessions would help improve conviction rates and strengthen the judicial handling of terrorism cases.
Other sessions will address radicalisation, espionage and emerging hybrid threats to national security. Authorities said these threats required coordinated responses involving intelligence, policing and policy-making institutions.
The conference will also focus on disrupting terror financing networks. Sessions will cover tools, techniques and case studies related to tracking financial flows and dismantling funding channels used by terror groups.
In addition, the event will include discussions on building future-ready counter-terror strategies. Officials said emphasis would be placed on strengthening institutional capacity to respond to new and evolving security challenges.
Senior police officers from states and Union Territories will attend the conference. Officers from central agencies and departments dealing with counter-terrorism will also participate. Experts from fields such as law, forensics and technology will contribute to the discussions.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said the conference would enhance coordination among agencies and strengthen India’s collective response to terrorism.
