Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurated the two-day 8^th National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference-2025 in New Delhi today.

The Conference was held in hybrid format, combining physical and virtual modes. Around 800 officers participated from across the country who deliberated on various subjects related to national security. Among senior officers, the Union Home Secretary, Deputy NSA and Heads of CAPFs and CPOs attended the Conference in Delhi. The DGsP of States and UTs as also young police officers at the cutting edge level and domain experts from specialized fields joined the Conference from the respective state capitals through the virtual mode. 

Prior to the inauguration, Union Home Minister laid a wreath at the Martyrs column and paid homage to the brave personnel of Intelligence Bureau who had sacrificed their lives in the line of duty towards national security and integrity.

The first day of the Conference focused on the role of external actors who are inimical to the interests of the nation and their domestic linkages including involvement in Narcotics trade; challenges posed by illegal use of encrypted communication apps and other latest technologies, use of technology for crowd management and security of uninhabited islands. The issues related to financing of terror were also deliberated.

 Union Home Minister directed to undertake dedicated measures to bring back fugitives involved in terrorist and smuggling activities with enhanced inter-agency coordination between Central and State law enforcement agencies, besides recalibrating the approach towards disrupting domestic nodes of the terror-criminal nexus. MHA was asked to set up a forum with stakeholders across the spectrum to come up with solutions to counter the use of encrypted communication by terror networks. Reviewing terror financing mechanisms, agencies were directed to unearth terror modules by analysing inputs pertaining to financial irregularities. MHA was also asked to ensure that only indigenous technology was used by Police organisations.

The second day of the Conference would focus on civil aviation and port security, counter terrorism, Left Wing Extremism and countermeasures for Narcotics trafficking.

During the DGsP/IGsP Conference-2016, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had directed to hold the National Security Strategies Conference every year, with the objective of finding solutions to major National Security challenges using the extensive experience of cutting-edge level officers working at the grass root level in collaboration with domain experts. In compliance of the directions of the Prime Minister, the Conference has been held in hybrid mode for wider participation since 2021.

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