The Ministry of Home Affairs held the 9th National Security Strategies Conference-2026 in New Delhi, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurating the two-day event. The conference brought together over 850 participants from across the country to discuss threats to national security. Both in-person and online attendance allowed senior officials, state police chiefs, and field-level officers to participate together.
What was discussed
On the first day, conversations centred on several urgent security matters. These included responding to terrorism, intelligence gathering and use through the Multi Agency Centre, a national strategy on drug trafficking, stopping illegal border crossings, tackling cybercrime, and addressing Pakistan-backed proxy operations.
The Home Minister outlined specific action points for the government:
- Training officers in the implementation of the PRAHAAR scheme to fight terrorism and radicalisation
- Speeding up terrorism trials by bringing back fugitives and using trial-in-absentia provisions where permitted
- Taking a comprehensive approach to investigating cases under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act
- Using artificial intelligence to analyse data from Multi Agency Centre platforms to develop standard procedures against security threats
- Strengthening border security to prevent infiltration
The second day will address emerging threats from airborne systems, protection of maritime economic interests, information warfare risks, and creating a framework for biological security.
The conference is held every year in hybrid format since 2021, following a direction from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The goal is to solve major national security challenges by combining the ground-level experience of frontline officers with expert knowledge.
What this means for you
The decisions taken at this conference will shape how Indian security agencies tackle terrorism, cybercrime, drug smuggling and border security over the coming months. The emphasis on training and new procedures suggests the government plans to strengthen how police and intelligence services operate at the ground level. Citizens may see increased vigilance at borders and stricter enforcement against cyber threats and drugs.