Amit Shah Calls for Greater Synergy Among Agencies to Combat Terror Threats

'Greater synergy among agencies key to end terror'

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday chaired a high-level meeting with heads of security and law enforcement agencies to review the functioning of Multi Agency Centre (MAC), a government spokesperson said. During the meeting the HM along with top officers of Intelligence Bureau, Delhi police, Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB), Assam Rifles, Central Armed Police Forces and all other law enforcement agencies, discussed the importance of bringing new and young officers, to break the terror networks. Shah urged all agencies to increase their engagement in making MAC a platform that brings all agencies, including anti-drug and cyber security agencies for decisive action. The MAC which functions under the Intelligence Bureau collects, analyses, disseminates and pursues intelligence inputs on near real time basis. There are subsidiary multi agency centers(SMAC) set up across the country, which work to gather intelligence. Intelligence is shared with states and vice versa. The government statement said that the MAC framework in poised to a major technical and operational revamp to increase its reach and effectiveness. The government statement did not specify if the top officials also discussed the current problem of terror groups operating in some sectors of Jammu region or any other issue related to internal security. In recent months, security agencies have come across role of at least 30-40 foreign terrorists that are active in the Jammu sector and are engaged in attacks against security forces. Top officials in police and paramilitary forces have confirmed that different agencies have been engaged and are working to dismantle the active terror network in Jammu. " The HM stressed upon greater synergy between all the agencies to dismantle the terror networks and their supporting eco-system, to address the evolving security threat scenario of the country. He emphasized that MAC must continue to work 24X7 as a platform for pro-active and real-time sharing of actionable intelligence, amongst various stakeholders, including last-mile responders. The HM stressed on constituting a team of young, technically proficient and passionate officers drawn from all agencies involved in National Security to dismantle the terror ecosystem utilizing big data and artificial intelligence/machine learning driven analytics and technological advancements," the government spokesperson said.

Amit Shah stresses on greater synergy among agencies to dismantle terror networks

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Multi Agency Centre (MAC), under the Intelligence Bureau, framework is poised to undergo a major technical and operational revamp to increase its reach and effectiveness, Shah stressed on greater synergy among security and law enforcement agencies to dismantle terror networks and their supporting ecosystem to address the evolving security threat scenario of the country. Chairing a high-level meeting, he directed heads of security agencies and other intelligence and law enforcement organisations to adopt the "whole-of-the-government" approach towards national security. The home minister also reviewed the functioning of the Intelligence Bureau's Multi Agency Centre (MAC) that is responsible for tackling the country's security challenges. He emphasised that the MAC must continue to work 24X7 as a platform for proactive and real-time sharing of actionable intelligence among various stakeholders, including last-mile responders. During the meeting, Shah also stressed on constituting a team of young, technically proficient and passionate officers drawn from all agencies involved in national security to dismantle the terror ecosystem utilising big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning driven analytics and technological advancements.

Amit Shah calls for synergy among agencies to fight terror threats | India News - Times of India

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah, who on Friday reviewed the functioning of Multi Agency Centre (MAC), the nerve-centre within Intelligence Bureau that tackles internal security challenges, stressed on the need to stay "one step ahead" while responding to new and emerging threats and called for constitution of a team of young, technically proficient and passionate officers from all agencies engaged in national security to dismantle the terror ecosystem using big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning and other technological advancements. At the review attended by heads of various security and law enforcement agencies, Shah said the MAC framework, under the leadership of PM Modi, was poised to undergo a major technical and operational revamp to increase its reach and effectiveness. He exhorted all stakeholders to bolster these efforts through prompt responses and aggressive follow-up of shared inputs. Shah instructed them to adopt a whole-of-the-govt approach towards national security and ensure that all agencies work with greater synergy to dismantle terror and its supporting ecosystem and address the evolving security threat scenario of the country. While reviewing internal security situation in the country and fight against terrorism, Shah asked the participants to increase engagement in MAC and make it into a cohesive platform that brings together all law enforcement agencies, anti-drug agencies, cyber security and intelligence agencies, for decisive and prompt action.

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Chairing a high-level meeting, Union Home Minister Amit Shah directed heads of security agencies and other intelligence and law enforcement organisations to adopt the "whole-of-the government" approach towards national security Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday stressed on greater synergy among security and law enforcement agencies to dismantle terror networks and their supporting ecosystem to address the evolving security threat scenario of the country. Chairing a high-level meeting, he directed heads of security agencies and other intelligence and law enforcement organisations to adopt the "whole-of-the government" approach towards national security. The home minister also reviewed the functioning of the Intelligence Bureau's Multi Agency Centre (MAC) that is responsible for tackling the country's security challenges. Shah stressed upon greater synergy between all agencies to dismantle terror networks and their supporting ecosystem to address the evolving security threat scenario of the country, an official statement said. He emphasised that MAC has earned the trust of its constituents and it must continue to work 24X7 as a platform for proactive and real-time sharing of actionable intelligence, amongst various stakeholders, including last-mile responders. While reviewing the overall internal security situation of the country and the fight against terrorism, the home minister impressed upon all the meeting's participants to increase engagement with the MAC and make it into a cohesive platform that brings together all law enforcement, anti-drug, cybersecurity and intelligence agencies for decisive and prompt action. During the meeting, Shah also stressed on constituting a team of young, technically proficient and passionate officers drawn from all agencies involved in national security to dismantle the terror ecosystem utilising big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning driven analytics and technological advancements. He reiterated that in the face of new and emerging security challenges, security agencies must always be one step ahead in their responses. The home minister also informed that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the MAC framework was poised to undergo a major technical and operational revamp to increase its reach and effectiveness. He exhorted all stakeholders to bolster these efforts further through prompt responses and aggressive follow up of shared inputs.

Home minister Amit Shah calls for technological advancements and synergy in national security efforts | India News - Times of India

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah, who on Friday reviewed the functioning of multi agency centre (MAC), the nerve-centre within the Intelligence Bureau that tackles internal security challenges, stressed on the need to stay "one step ahead" while responding to new and emerging threats and called for constitution of a team of young, technically proficient and passionate officers from all agencies engaged in national security, to dismantle the terror eco-system using big data, artificial intelligence (AI), machine-learning (ML) and other technological advancements. At the review attended by heads of various security and law enforcement agencies, Shah informed them that the MAC framework, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is poised to undergo a major technical and operational revamp to increase its reach and effectiveness. He exhorted all the stakeholders to bolster these efforts further through prompt responses and aggressive follow up of shared inputs Shah instructed the heads of various intelligence and enforcement agencies to adopt a whole-of-the-government approach towards national security and ensure that all agencies work with greater synergy to dismantle terror and its supporting ecosystem and address the evolving security threat scenario of the country. While reviewing the overall internal security situation in the country and the fight against terrorism -- particularly against the backdrop of uptick in terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir -- the home ministry asked the participants to increase engagement in MAC and make it into a cohesive platform that brings together all the law enforcement agencies, anti-drug agencies, cyber security and intelligence agencies, for decisive and prompt action. Appreciating how MAC has earned the trust of its constituents, Shah called upon it to continue working 24X7 as a platform for pro-active and real-time sharing of actionable intelligence amongst various stakeholders including last-mile responders.D Bharti Jain is senior editor with The Times of India, New Delhi. She has been writing on security matters since 1996. Having covered the Union home ministry, security agencies, Election Commission and the 'prime' political beat, the Congress, for The Economic Times all these years, she moved to TOI in August 2012. Her repertoire of news stories delves into the whole gamut of issues related to terrorism and internal strife, besides probing strategic affairs in India's neighbourhood.