Through Operation Sindoor and Operation Mahadev, the Indian government, its security forces and its people have given a strong and decisive response to the terror masterminds in Pakistan, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan has said.
He also underscored India’s commitment to maintaining zero tolerance towards terrorism in all its forms, including cross-border, narco, and cyber-enabled terror.
In his concluding remarks at the Anti-Terror Conference here on Saturday, he hailed the institutionalisation of the event as a crucial platform to strengthen national resolve and coordination against evolving threats.
Mohan highlighted the importance of remaining alert to challenges stemming from radicalisation, recruitment, and the exploitation of vulnerable youth for violent activities.
The Home Secretary said the discussions dealt with cutting-edge topics such as digital device data analysis, big data analytics, and, notably, the challenge of unmasking digital anonymity.
Applauding the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for its exceptionally high conviction rate “of over 90 per cent,” Mohan said the government aimed to raise conviction rates across all police forces to similar levels through improved investigation quality and inter-agency cooperation.
“Union Home Minister Amit Shah had lauded the operational and investigative success of various agencies and state police forces in the two recent terror attack cases of Pahalgam and the Delhi Red Fort blast. These agencies have made the country proud with their thorough actions in the Pahalgam targeted attack case,” he said. Referring to the successful tracking and elimination of the three terrorists involved in the dastardly attack, he said, “This is the first terrorist incident in which we, through Operation Sindoor, punished the people who planned the act of terrorism, while the terrorists who carried out the attack were neutralised through Operation Mahadev. He termed the twin action ‘a strong and decisive response from the Government of India, India’s security forces, and the people of India to the terrorist masterminds in Pakistan’,” an NIA spokesperson said in a statement.
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“The conference focussed on the lessons learnt during investigations, preemptive disruption of terror modules, learnings in various theatres such as LWE (Left Wing Extremism), North East, and various hybrid threats to national security. It served as a platform to explore and evaluate the new security threats such as deepfakes and hybrid warfare, and also emphasised the need for digital forensics and data analysis in counter-terror investigations. Other significant discussions were focussed on countering financing of terrorism, maritime terrorism and illicit trafficking, besides evolving counter-terrorism jurisprudence,” the spokesperson said.
