Shah asserts no boundary for terrorism

New Delhi: Acknowledging that law and order was a state subject, Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said there should be proper coordination between state and Central intelligence networks, and added: “Terrorism doesn't have any territorial boundary, and so all security agencies -- Central and states --must work in close coordination, chalk out joint strategies and share intelligence.” Addressing the two-day “Anti-Terror Conference 2024”, that was organised by the NIA, he announced that a National Counter Terrorism Policy and strategy to fight terrorism and their ecosystem will be unveiled soon. Mr Shah also said that the security forces have to train young officers and use technology to combat terrorism as the states have their boundaries but the terror and terrorists have no boundaries. The home minister said the Central government's anti-terror probe agency National Investigation Agency utilises UAPA in all terror cases and as a result so far out of 632 cases filed by it, chargesheets has been filed in 498 cases, and convictions in almost 95 per cent. The home minister said that to win the fight against terror, a “whole of government approach” was essential, and we need to create an integrated, actionable system.