Amit Shah to address NIA’s ‘Anti-Terror Conference 2024’ today

New Delhi, Nov 6: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah will address the inaugural session of ‘Anti-Terror Conference-2024’ on Thursday in New Delhi.

The two-day conference is being organised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Ministry of Home Affairs.

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.

The key focus of the conference is on developing synergies among various stakeholders by establishing channels for coordinated action against the menace of terrorism in the spirit of the ‘whole of the government approach’ and to present 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 the terror ecosystem in various counter-terrorism theatres across India.

The conference is being attended by senior Police officers from states and union territories, officers from central agencies, departments dealing with issues related to counter-terrorism, and experts from related fields like law, forensics, and technology.

According to the NIA, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India is committed to rooting out the evil of terrorism by following a zero-tolerance policy against it.