Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that India has sent a “strong and befitting reply to Pakistan’s terrorist masters” by successfully investigating the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. He made this statement while speaking at the inauguration of the Anti-Terrorism Conference 2025, organised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi.
Shah said the actions of India’s security agencies have clearly shown that the country will not tolerate terrorism and will respond firmly to those who support it.
New Strategy to Fight Terror and Organised Crime
The Home Minister announced that the government will soon introduce a new plan to carry out a “360-degree attack on organised crime”. He said this strategy will play an important role in India’s zero-terror policy.
According to Shah, new national databases on terrorists, criminals, weapons and organised crime networks will become “a core asset of the zero-terror policy”. These tools will help security agencies identify threats quickly and act before attacks happen.
NIA Launches New Crime Manual and Databases
During the event, Amit Shah unveiled the NIA’s updated Crime Manual along with two important databases — one on weapons and another on organised crime groups. He stressed that these digital systems must be used properly by police forces across the country.
He said he expects Directors General of Police (DGPs) in all states to follow the new database framework seriously and implement it fully.
Technology Key to Stopping Terror
Sharing details of the conference on X, Shah wrote:
“Inaugurated the Anti-Terrorism Conference 2025 in New Delhi. These conferences have played a crucial role in shaping the building blocks of the security grid built under Modi Ji’s vision of zero tolerance for terror.”
He also highlighted the importance of technology in fighting terrorism:
“Thinking ahead is critical to thwarting terror, and advanced analysis using technology has become companion to our security apparatus. Strengthening the Team India approach and fostering a common ATS structure across states to knock off terror from every region is the need of the hour. Also released the Crime Manual updated by the @NIA_India and launched an e-database of weapons and a database on organised crime networks,” he added.
Strong Coordination Among Security Agencies
Amit Shah said that India now has a stronger system of cooperation among different security platforms such as the DGP Conference, Security Strategy Conference, N-CORD meetings, and the Anti-Terror Conference.
He explained that these four platforms should not work separately but as one united system. “We cannot view these four pillars in isolation; running through them as a common thread is the Anti-Terrorism Conference,” Shah said.
India’s Zero-Terror Vision
The Home Minister made it clear that India’s fight against terrorism will now be more data-driven, more coordinated, and more technology-based. With better intelligence sharing, stronger police networks, and updated databases, the government aims to stop terror threats before they turn into attacks.
This approach, Shah said, reflects India’s commitment to completely eliminating terrorism and protecting its citizens.